Last name origin & meaning: Eastern German and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic
sobol ‘sable’, Yiddish soybl, a type of marten with
handsome black fur. As a German name this is either a nickname for
someone thought to resemble a sable (for example, someone with sleek
black hair), or an occupational name for a fur trader; as a Jewish
name it is generally ornamental.
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