Explore the Family Name Lauber

The meaning of Lauber

1. South German and Swiss German: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Laub, Laube, or a similar name. 2. German: variant of Laub. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace). 3. Swiss German and German: habitational name for someone who lived above or near the Lauben ‘arcades’ in a town, see Lauper.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lauber has slightly decreased in terms of rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 11,832 to 12,108, a change of -2.33 percent. However, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased by 6.14 percent from 2,425 in 2000 to 2,574 in 2010. The proportion of this surname per 100k also saw a minor decrease of -3.33 percent, going from 0.9 in 2000 to 0.87 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,832	#12,108	-2.33%
Count	2,425	2,574	6.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.9	0.87	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lauber

Looking at the ethnicity distribution for individuals with the surname Lauber based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified as White, though there was a small decrease in this group from 2000 to 2010 (-2.06%). Increases were observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic populations who carry this surname, with changes of 41.46% and 86.03% respectively. The category of Two or more races saw a significant rise of 166.67%. In contrast, there were decreases in those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, with changes of -27.78% and -34.48% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.87%	94.87%	-2.06%
Hispanic	1.36%	2.53%	86.03%
Two or More Races	0.54%	1.44%	166.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.58%	41.46%
Black	0.54%	0.39%	-27.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.29%	0.19%	-34.48%