Explore the Family Name Orbach

The meaning of Orbach

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Auerbach, in which the first element has become associated with German Ohr ‘ear’. 2. German: habitational name from Orbach in North Rhine-Westphalia. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Eliezer, Hyman, Moshe, Noam, Oded, Shlomo, Yael, Zeev, Zvi.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Orbach has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. The ranking moved up from 47,210 in 2000 to 46,219 in 2010, marking a change of approximately 2.1 percent. The count of individuals with this last name also increased during this time period, from 423 to 461, indicating an increase of nearly 9 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,210	#46,219	2.1%
Count	423	461	8.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orbach

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White with the surname Orbach decreased by about 4.63 percent, from 95.98 percent in 2000 to 91.54 percent in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.36 percent to 6.29 percent, marking a change of 166.53 percent. Moreover, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in either year. A new ethnic identity appeared in 2010, with 1.08 percent of individuals with the surname Orbach identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.98%	91.54%	-4.63%
Hispanic	2.36%	6.29%	166.53%
Black	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%