# Varblane

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**Varblane** is an Estonian surname meaning [sparrow](/source/Old_World_sparrow).[1]

The surname and its variants, Warblanne, Warblene, Wärblane, were given to villagers at the beginning of the 19th century after the serfdom was abolished in [Estonia](/source/Estonia).[2] Before that Estonian peasants did not have surnames. Since the surname is of Estonian origin, it did not undergo the change during the [Estonization](/source/Estonization) campaign in the [interwar](/source/Interwar) period.[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

- [Indrek Varblane](/source/Indrek_Varblane) (born 1958), Estonian volleyball player
- [Hannes Varblane](/source/Hannes_Varblane) (1949–2022), Estonian poet
- [Lembitu Varblane](/source/Lembitu_Varblane) (1923–2013), Estonian teacher
- [Mihkel Varblane](/source/Mihkel_Varblane) (born 1999), Estonian volleyball player
- [Reet Varblane](/source/Reet_Varblane) (1952–2023), Estonian art historian
- [Urmas Varblane](/source/Urmas_Varblane) (born 1961), Estonian economist

## References

1. [Varblane](https://www.stat.ee/nimed/pere/Varblane) in Estonian statistics database.

1. [Search result for "Vablane"](https://www.ra.ee/apps/onomastika/index.php/et/nimepanek/searchNimepanek?norm=varblane&q=1) in Estonian onomastics database

1. [Vablane](https://www.ra.ee/apps/onomastika/index.php/et/nimemuutused/searchNimemuutused?uus=varblane&q=1) in the Estonization database

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