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: