Explore the Family Name Ausburn

The meaning of Ausburn

Altered form of German Ausborn or English Osborne.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ausburn saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ausburn was ranked as the 36,189th most popular surname in the United States, with approximately 585 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 39,281, representing an 8.54% decrease in popularity. The count of people named Ausburn also dropped by 4.27% to 560 during this decade. Similarly, the proportion of people named Ausburn per 100,000 population decreased from 0.22 to 0.19, marking a 13.64% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,189	#39,281	-8.54%
Count	585	560	-4.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ausburn

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicated that there was little change over the decade for those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with numbers remaining at zero. However, there were noticeable shifts among other ethnicities. For example, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 94.7% in 2000 to 91.96% in 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of the Hispanic community within the Ausburn surname increased significantly from 1.71% to 3.39%, reflecting a 98.25% increase. Additionally, Black individuals with the surname Ausburn more than doubled from 0.85% to 1.79%. Lastly, the number of people with the Ausburn surname who identify with two or more races showed a decrease from 1.88% to 1.43% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.7%	91.96%	-2.89%
Hispanic	1.71%	3.39%	98.25%
Black	0.85%	1.79%	110.59%
Two or More Races	1.88%	1.43%	-23.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%