Explore the Family Name Radebaugh

The meaning of Radebaugh

Americanized form of German Reidenbach, Rothenbach or Röthenbach, or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. Compare Radabaugh.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Radebaugh has seen a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 36,716 in popularity, with 574 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 40,204 and the count of individuals decreased to 545, marking a change of -9.5 in rank and -5.05 in count. This also meant a reduction in the proportion of this surname per 100k people from 0.21 to 0.18, reflecting a decrease of 14.29 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,716	#40,204	-9.5%
Count	574	545	-5.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Radebaugh

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows an interesting shift during the same period. While in 2000 no individuals with the Radebaugh surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races, by 2010 these groups accounted for 0.92 percent and 2.39 percent respectively. The number of individuals identifying as white, which made up 97.04 percent in 2000, saw a decrease to 92.11 percent by 2010. There was also a significant increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.39 percent in 2000 to 3.12 percent in 2010, marking a change of 124.46 percent. No changes were noted for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	92.11%	-5.08%
Hispanic	1.39%	3.12%	124.46%
Two or More Races	0%	2.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%