Explore the Family Name Rohrbacher

The meaning of Rohrbacher

German: habitational name for someone from any of the many places called Rohrbach. Some characteristic forenames: German Siegfried, Erwin, Kurt.

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

The surname Rohrbacher has seen a minor increase in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked as the 28,049th most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved up slightly to the 27,783rd position, reflecting a change of 0.95%. The number of people with this surname also grew during this period - rising from 804 in 2000 to 865 in 2010, marking an increase of 7.59%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of 3.33%, dropping from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,049	#27,783	0.95%
Count	804	865	7.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rohrbacher

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rohrbacher, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly White, with a slight increase of 1.31% from 94.15% in 2000 to 95.38% in 2010. Although small percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic individuals carry the name, those percentages have decreased over the decade - down 25.81% and 11.31% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races also decreased by 33.33%. There were no recorded instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals carrying this surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.15%	95.38%	1.31%
Hispanic	2.74%	2.43%	-11.31%
Two or More Races	1.74%	1.16%	-33.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.24%	0.92%	-25.81%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%