Explore the Family Name Fischbach

The meaning of Fischbach

1. German: habitational name from any of the places called Fischbach, or a topographic name for someone living by a stream (Middle High German bach) noted for its fish (Middle High German visch). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Fisch ‘fish’ + Bach ‘stream’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fischbach has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking fell by roughly 4% from 14,413 in 2000 to 14,995 in 2010. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased by approximately 3.6% during the same period. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by around 5.6% from 0.71 to 0.67, indicating that while the surname grew in number, it did not keep pace with the overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,413	#14,995	-4.04%
Count	1,902	1,970	3.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.67	-5.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fischbach

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those bearing the Fischbach surname. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races (37.08% and 81.13%, respectively). Conversely, the proportion of individuals who identify as White decreased by about 1.59%. The Hispanic representation also saw an increase of 28.69%. No changes were observed in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, as they remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96%	94.47%	-1.59%
Hispanic	2.37%	3.05%	28.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	1.22%	37.08%
Two or More Races	0.53%	0.96%	81.13%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%