Explore the Family Name Jauch

The meaning of Jauch

1. South German and Swiss German: metonymic occupational name from Middle High German jūch, jiuch ‘yoke’, a unit (measurement) of land that a yoke of oxen could plow in one day. 2. East German: from a short form of the personal name Joachim. Compare Yauch. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Gerhard, Heinz, Helmut, Johann, Kurt, Mathias.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jauch has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 31,621 and dropped to 34,618 in 2010; a change of -9.48%. The count of individuals holding this surname also decreased from 691 in 2000 to 653 in 2010, a reduction of 5.5%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 15.38% over the same period, from 0.26 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,621	#34,618	-9.48%
Count	691	653	-5.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.22	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jauch

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Jauch identified as White both in 2000 and 2010, with a modest decrease of 0.36 percentage points over the decade. The census reported no individuals with this surname identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.88% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who identify with two or more races was at 0.87% in 2000 but was not reported for 2010, indicating that the data may have been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.67%	96.32%	-0.36%
Hispanic	1.88%	2.14%	13.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%