Varblane

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Varblane is an Estonian surname meaning 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.^[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 campaign in the interwar period.^[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Indrek Varblane (born 1958), Estonian volleyball player
• Hannes Varblane [et] (1949-2022), Estonian poet
• Lembitu Varblane [et] (1923-2013), Estonian teacher
• Mihkel Varblane [et] (born 1999), Estonian volleyball player
• Reet Varblane [et] (1952-2023), Estonian art historian
• Urmas Varblane [et] (born 1961), Estonian economist