Explore the Family Name Reback
The meaning of Reback
1. Americanized form of Polish, Ukrainian, and Jewish (and possibly also Sorbian) Rybak, Czech and Slovak Rybák ‘fisherman’. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Rehbach: topographic or habitational name meaning ‘deer creek’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Nili.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Reback in the United States?
According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Reback saw a marginal decline between 2000 and 2010. In year 2000, it was ranked 55,481st most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, its ranking dropped to 57,372nd, a change of -3.41%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Reback surname rose slightly from 346 in 2000 to 355 in 2010, an increase of 2.6%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #55,481 | #57,372 | -3.41% |
| Count | 346 | 355 | 2.6% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.13 | 0.12 | -7.69% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reback
In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there were some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Reback surname from 2000 to 2010. The overwhelming majority identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 97.69% in 2000 to 96.06% in 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there was a small emergence of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic in 2010, each making up 1.41% of the total. Those reporting two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.45% in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.69% | 96.06% | -1.67% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 1.41% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.41% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.45% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |