Explore the Family Name Fehrenbach

The meaning of Fehrenbach

German: habitational name from any of several places so named (earlier Vöhrenbach) in Württemberg and Thuringia. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Gerhard, Helmut, Otto, Rainer, Reiner.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fehrenbach ranked 24,271st in popularity in the year 2000 and slightly decreased to 24,593rd in 2010, marking a marginal decline of 1.33%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Fehrenbach surname rose from 968 in 2000 to 1,016 in 2010, indicating an increase of 4.96%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Fehrenbach surname declined by 5.56% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,271	#24,593	-1.33%
Count	968	1,016	4.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fehrenbach

Regarding ethnicity as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Fehrenbach surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 97.00% in 2000 to 94.78% in 2010. The percentage of Fehrenbachs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also slightly fell by 5.77%. Notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, rising from 0.62% to 1.28%. Additionally, the Hispanic representation within the Fehrenbach surname holders more than doubled, increasing from 1.45% to 2.95%. There were no changes in the percentages of Fehrenbachs identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	94.78%	-2.29%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.95%	103.45%
Two or More Races	0.62%	1.28%	106.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0.49%	-5.77%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%