Explore the Family Name Leinbach

The meaning of Leinbach

German: topographic name from any of several streams called leinbach, from Middle High German līn ‘flax’ or Middle Low German leie (genitive leien) ‘rock, stone’ + bach ‘stream’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Leinbach experienced a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 19,575th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 19,041st spot, marking a 2.73% change. The count of individuals with the surname also increased during this period from 1,275 to 1,430, representing a 12.16% change. Consequently, the proportion of people named Leinbach per 100,000 population also saw a minor rise of 2.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,575	#19,041	2.73%
Count	1,275	1,430	12.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.48	2.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leinbach

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Leinbach, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, individuals identified as White, accounting for 96.39% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.01% in 2010. There was a small presence of Hispanic ethnicity, which decreased marginally from 1.80% to 1.75%. The category "two or more races" also saw a decrease from 1.18% to 1.12%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity in 2010, albeit only at 0.56%. The Black ethnicity and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity were both present in 2000 but did not appear in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.39%	96.01%	-0.39%
Hispanic	1.8%	1.75%	-2.78%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.12%	-5.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.56%	0%
Black	0.39%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%