Explore the Family Name Rohrback

The meaning of Rohrback

Americanized form of German and Swiss German Rohrbach or Rohrbeck.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Rohrback has seen a slight decrease in popularity over time, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the rank of this surname was 40,552 and by 2010, it had slipped to 41,164, showing a marginal change of -1.51%. Nonetheless, the actual count of people with the Rohrback name increased from 508 in 2000 to 529 in 2010, which represents a growth of 4.13%. However, when we examine the proportion per 100,000, there's a decrease of -5.26%, dropping from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,552	#41,164	-1.51%
Count	508	529	4.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rohrback

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Rohrback surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.46% of individuals with the Rohrback surname identified as White, and this figure remained relatively stable at 96.22% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Rohrback surname bearers saw a significant increase of 50.72%, changing from 1.38% in 2000 to 2.08% in 2010. There were also changes observed for the Black ethnicity, which went from 0% in 2000 to 0.95% in 2010. No individuals bearing the Rohrback surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years, and there was a drop from 1.57% to 0% between 2000 and 2010 in those identifying as Two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	96.22%	-0.25%
Hispanic	1.38%	2.08%	50.72%
Black	0%	0.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%