Explore the Family Name Krebsbach

The meaning of Krebsbach

German: habitational name from a village or stream in Hesse or in Kaiserstuhl (Baden-Württemberg) named as ‘crab stream’ (see Krebs, Bach).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Krebsbach appears to have slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Krebsbach was ranked 19,599th in terms of popularity and had a count of 1,273 individuals bearing this surname. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 20,910 with a count of 1,260, marking a change of -6.69 in rank and a -1.02 decrease in the count. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by -8.51, going from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.43 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,599	#20,910	-6.69%
Count	1,273	1,260	-1.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.43	-8.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krebsbach

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Krebsbach has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both years, the majority of individuals identified as White, with a slight decrease of -0.54, from 96.23% in 2000 to 95.71% in 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.10% to 1.98%, an impressive 80% increase. Those identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.26% to 0.71%. Individuals identifying as Black were only recorded in 2000 at 0.71% and no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander nor American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, although by 2010, there was a 0.79% presence noted in the Asian/Pacific Islander category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	95.71%	-0.54%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.98%	80%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Two or More Races	1.26%	0.71%	-43.65%
Black	0.71%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%