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The Weibel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,817 people carried this name — #15,978 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 161,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,857 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Weibel surname

From the German surname, from the noun Weibel (“court usher, bailiff”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Weibel» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

3,933 people named Weibel live in Switzerland.

They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 792
Zurich 568
Aargau 426
Lucerne 380
St. Gallen 333
Thurgau 256
Basel-Landschaft 196
Solothurn 164

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 945 people named Weibel.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 49 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Bas-Rhin 458
Haut-Rhin 173
Moselle 89
Paris 37
Meurthe-et-Moselle 34
Aube 11
Territoire de Belfort 9
Meuse 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 152 people named Weibel live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 80
Namur 38
Hainaut 34

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 112 people named Weibel live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 50
City of Buenos Aires 22
Jujuy 18
Buenos Aires Province 12
Tucumán 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Weibel in American newspapers,
1905–1930.

Newspaper page from Among The Clouds carrying the name Weibel
Among The Clouds 1905-08-15
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Weibel
The Poplar Standard 1930-11-27
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Weibel
Great Falls Tribune 1922-11-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,125 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Weibel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rosa Weibel
    Rosa Weibel 1875–1953 · writer
  • René Weibel d. 2002 · water polo player
  • Johann Weibel 1489–
  • Bernhard Weibel 1618–1699 · Catholic priest
  • Fidelis Weibel 1755–1812 · painter
  • Jakob Samuel Weibel 1771–1846 · engraver

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Weibel.

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