Explore the Family Name Daughenbaugh

The meaning of Daughenbaugh

Americanized form of German Dauchenbach (probably from a creek so named from Middle High German dauch ‘bog, moor’) or of Daufenbach, a habitational name from either of two places so named: one near Neuwied on the Rhine, the other near Trier.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Daughenbaugh has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Daughenbaugh was ranked 23,815 in terms of popularity and this rank fell to 24,174 in 2010, representing a decline of 1.51%. However, the count of people with this surname increased by 4.94% over the same period, from 991 in 2000 to 1040 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Daughenbaugh surname per 100,000 of the population also decreased by 5.41%, from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,815	#24,174	-1.51%
Count	991	1,040	4.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Daughenbaugh

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Daughenbaugh surname is predominantly identified with people of White ethnicity, although there is a small decrease from 97.38% in 2000 to 95.87% in 2010. The number of individuals with this surname who identify as having two or more ethnic identities saw a significant increase of 113.58%, from 0.81% in 2000 to 1.73% in 2010. There was also an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.31% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010. No individuals with the Daughenbaugh surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	95.87%	-1.55%
Hispanic	1.31%	1.83%	39.69%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.73%	113.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%