Show ContentsWeibel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The roots of the distinguished German surname Weibel lie in the former duchy of Swabia. The name is Middle High German in origin, and can be translated as "bailiff, court usher." It is likely that the progenitor of this name held this occupation.

Early Origins of the Weibel family

The surname Weibel was first found in Swabia, where it is believed to have first emerged. The occupational origin of the name makes it likely that several branches of the Weibel family emerged independently in the various High German speaking regions of Germany during the Middle Ages. The first known bearer of the name was Burcardus qui Waibil, who was a resident of the village of Lellwangen near Überlingen in 1200. The young Weibel family played a major role in the early history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval Swabian society.

Early History of the Weibel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weibel research. Another 192 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1330, 1384, 1520, 1579, 1676, 1717, 1787 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Weibel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Weibel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Waibel, Waible, Waibl, Weible, Weibel, Wibble, Wyble and many more.

Early Notables of the Weibel family

Notables with the surname Weibel during this period were

  • Oswald Weibel (c.1520), a poet from Alsace

Weibel Ranking

In the United States, the name Weibel is the 11,127th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Weibel is ranked the 5,129th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2


United States Weibel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weibel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Solomon Weibel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1739 3
  • Adam Weibel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 3
  • Jacob Weibel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 3
  • Freidrich Weibel, who arrived in America in 1751 3
  • Stephan Weibel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Weibel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Samuel Weibel, aged 36, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 3
  • Caspar Weibel, who immigrated to Baltimore in 1833
  • Eugene Weibel, who landed in Arkansas in 1883 3
  • Casper Weibel, who landed in Arkansas in 1886 3
Weibel Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Anton Weibel, who arrived in Arkansas in 1902 3

Canada Weibel migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weibel Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Georg Weibel, a Hessian mercenary who settled in Newfoundland after fighting in the American Revolution

Contemporary Notables of the name Weibel (post 1700) +

  • Charles Alexander Weibel (b. 1950), American mathematician
  • Kurt Weibel (b. 1925), American script writer and editor
  • Peter Weibel (1950-2017), German cyclist at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Peter Weibel (1944-2023), Austrian post-conceptual artist, curator, and new media theoretician
  • Rosa Weibel (1875-1953), Swiss writer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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