Explore the Family Name Achenbach

The meaning of Achenbach

German: habitational name from any of the places in Hesse and Westphalia named Achenbach, from the obsolete word Ach or Ache (from Middle High German ahe ‘water, stream’) + Bach ‘brook’. Compare Aughenbaugh and Aughinbaugh. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hartmut, Horst, Orlo, Wolfgang.

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How common is the last name Achenbach in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Achenbach has seen a slight decrease in ranking from 17,671 in 2000 to 18,128 in 2010, marking a change of -2.59. However, the total count of people with this surname increased by 4.92% over the same period, from 1,464 to 1,536 individuals. The proportion of individuals bearing the surname Achenbach per 100,000 also decreased slightly from 0.54 to 0.52.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,671	#18,128	-2.59%
Count	1,464	1,536	4.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.52	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Achenbach

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Achenbach surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a diverse array of backgrounds. In 2000, 97.34% of Achenbachs identified as White, and this percentage decreased slightly to 96.29% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 0.68% in 2000 to 0.98% in 2010. The proportion of those with two or more ethnic identities declined from 1.30% to 1.04%. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of Hispanic identity within the Achenbach community between 2000 and 2010, increasing from 0% to 1.17%. The percentages of those identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at 0 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	96.29%	-1.08%
Hispanic	0%	1.17%	0%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.04%	-20%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.98%	44.12%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%