Explore the Family Name Rumbaugh

The meaning of Rumbaugh

Americanized form of German Rombach or Rumbach, a habitational name from a river named Rombach in Baden-Württemberg. See Rombach.

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

The surname Rumbaugh has seen a slight shift in its popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 13,128th in frequency, but by 2010 the rank had fallen to 13,991st, marking a 6.57% decrease in popularity. Despite this, the actual count of individuals carrying the Rumbaugh name increased marginally from 2,135 to 2,154 between the two census years. This equates to a proportion per 100,000 people decrease of 7.59%, from 0.79 to 0.73.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,128	#13,991	-6.57%
Count	2,135	2,154	0.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.73	-7.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rumbaugh

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Rumbaugh surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting trends. The majority of individuals identified as White, although there was a slight decline of 1.36% over the decade, from 95.78% in 2000 to 94.48% in 2010. Populations identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races saw the biggest increases, at 82.14% and 76.98% respectively. However, these groups still only represented a small fraction of all Rumbaughs at 1.02% and 2.23% respectively in 2010. The proportion of Rumbaughs identifying as Hispanic grew by 12.50%, while the percentages identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native both dropped, by 40.43% and 17.86% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	94.48%	-1.36%
Two or More Races	1.26%	2.23%	76.98%
Hispanic	1.36%	1.53%	12.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	1.02%	82.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.56%	0.46%	-17.86%
Black	0.47%	0.28%	-40.43%