Explore the Family Name Jarboe

The meaning of Jarboe

Americanized form of French Gerbaut: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gerbald, composed of the elements gēr ‘spear, lance’ and bald ‘bold’. Gerbaud was the name of a 7th-century Christian saint, bishop of Bayeux.

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

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

The surname Jarboe has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Jarboe was ranked 10,969 but dropped to 11,200 by 2010, representing a 2.11% decrease. However, the actual count of people bearing the surname increased from 2,662 in 2000 to 2,822 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 6.01%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 decreased slightly from 0.99 to 0.96.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,969	#11,200	-2.11%
Count	2,662	2,822	6.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.99	0.96	-3.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jarboe

Data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Jarboe between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identifying as Jarboe were predominantly of White ethnicity, however, this dropped from 94.25% in 2000 to 92.63% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Black, from 1.77% in 2000 to 2.83% in 2010. Smaller changes were observed for other ethnic identities: Asian/Pacific Islander representation grew by 21.52%, Two or more races saw an increase of 13.33%, Hispanic representation rose by 15.84%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities saw a modest increase of 4.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.25%	92.63%	-1.72%
Black	1.77%	2.83%	59.89%
Two or More Races	1.5%	1.7%	13.33%
Hispanic	1.01%	1.17%	15.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.96%	21.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.68%	0.71%	4.41%