Spelling variations: Strobl, Strobel, Strobell, Stroebel, Stroebele (Wuerttemberg), Strobil and many more.
Origin and meaning
The ancestral home of the ancestors of the Strobl surname is the German province of Bavaria. The Strobl surname is derived from the Old High German "strub", equivalent to the Latin "strobilus" meaning "unkempt." As such, it was probably originally a nickname for someone who appeared scruffy-haired. There are also instances of this surname that are habitational; that is, they derive any of the several places named Ströbel.