Explore the Family Name Ashbaugh

The meaning of Ashbaugh

Americanized form of German Eschbach.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ashbaugh ranked 9,703 in popularity in 2000 and slipped to 10,427 in 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 7.46 percent over this decade. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Ashbaugh surname slightly increased from 3,072 in 2000 to 3,086 in 2010, showing a marginal rise of 0.46 percent. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000, the presence of the Ashbaugh surname declined by about 7.89 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,703	#10,427	-7.46%
Count	3,072	3,086	0.46%
Proportion per 100k	1.14	1.05	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ashbaugh

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that an overwhelming majority of those bearing the Ashbaugh surname identified as White — nearly 96 percent in 2000 and 95 percent in 2010. There was a notable increase of around 42.31 percent in individuals identifying as Hispanic during this period, although they still represented a comparatively small portion of the total at 2.59 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained consistent at 0.36 percent, while those reporting two or more ethnic identities saw a rise of 12.31 percent. The percentage of people identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped by 17.39 and increased by 18.18 percent respectively, though these groups each accounted for less than half a percent of those with the Ashbaugh surname in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.96%	95.01%	-0.99%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.59%	42.31%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.46%	12.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.39%	18.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.36%	0%
Black	0.23%	0.19%	-17.39%