Wróbel
A Polish surname from the word for a sparrow, likely first used as a nickname.
The #7,408 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 68,717 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Wróbel is the Polish word for "sparrow." As a surname, it most likely began as a nickname for someone thought to be small, lively, noisy, or quick-moving, or perhaps someone associated with the bird in some other way. Polish surnames often came from common nouns, especially animal names used descriptively.
History
The surname is strongly associated with Poland and Polish-speaking communities, and it is common enough to appear in diaspora populations in the United States and elsewhere. In modern records it is usually spelled without the Polish accent in English-speaking countries, as Wrobel.
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Fun fact
In Polish, wróbel is still the everyday word for a sparrow, so the surname reads like a direct word surname rather than a distant historical form.