Explore the Family Name Alpaugh

The meaning of Alpaugh

Americanized form of German Albach.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Alpaugh has seen a slight increase within the years 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 32,267, and by 2010, it had risen to rank 31,383, marking a growth rate of approximately 2.74%. Moreover, the count of individuals with the surname Alpaugh also grew from 673 in 2000 to 738 in 2010, indicating an increase of about 9.66%. Despite this rise in numbers, the proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,267	#31,383	2.74%
Count	673	738	9.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.25	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alpaugh

Delving into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Alpaugh, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting trends between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those with the Alpaugh surname identify as White, making up 95.10% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 93.36% in 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation saw a significant leap from 1.19% in 2000 to 2.98% in 2010, which constitutes a 150.42% increase. Meanwhile, those identifying as Two or More Races experienced a modest growth of 6.74%. Conversely, there was a decrease in individuals who identified as Black from 1.49% in 2000 to none in 2010. Additionally, there were no recorded instances of the Alpaugh surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in 2000; however, a small percentage (0.81%) appeared under the Asian/Pacific Islander category in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.1%	93.36%	-1.83%
Hispanic	1.19%	2.98%	150.42%
Two or More Races	1.78%	1.9%	6.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Black	1.49%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%