Explore the Family Name Rehbock

The meaning of Rehbock

German: from Middle High German rēchboc ‘roebuck’, probably a nickname for a hunter. Compare Rabuck, Raybuck, and Rebuck.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rehbock has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 109,328 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it dropped to a rank of 113,791, reflecting a decrease of about 4.08%. However, the total count of people with this surname increased slightly from 150 to 154, marking a growth of approximately 2.67%. Despite this growth in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 16.67%, from 0.06 to 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#109,328	#113,791	-4.08%
Count	150	154	2.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rehbock

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rehbock from the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some variations as well. In 2000, around 93.33% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 92.86% by 2010. There was a small percentage (3.33%) who identified as Hispanic in 2000, but this figure was not present in the 2010 data. Interestingly, the category 'Two or more races' appeared in the 2010 data, showing 3.90% of the people with this surname identified under this category. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no entries for both years. This could imply that those with the surname Rehbock predominantly identify as White, with some identifying with two or more races as of 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.33%	92.86%	-0.5%
Two or More Races	0%	3.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.33%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%