Explore the Family Name Trobaugh

The meaning of Trobaugh

Americanized form of a German habitational name, probably from Trarbach (now called Traben-Trarbach) on the Mosel River.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Trobaugh has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Trobaugh was ranked 21,273 in popularity with a count of 1,148 individuals carrying this surname. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 22,047, despite an increase in the count to 1,176 individuals. This suggests that although there were more people with the surname, it became less common relative to other surnames in the United States. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by nearly 7%, from 0.43 in 2000 to 0.4 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,273	#22,047	-3.64%
Count	1,148	1,176	2.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.4	-6.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trobaugh

Looking at the ethnicity distribution in the same decade, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Trobaugh identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 96.78% in 2000 to 95.07% in 2010. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities in both years. However, the percentage of those reporting Hispanic ethnic identity increased by 38.55%, from 1.66% to 2.3%. Notably, there was also a substantial increase of 94.29% in those identifying with two or more races, moving from 0.70% to 1.36%. Meanwhile, representation from the American Indian and Alaskan Native community saw a slight uptick, increasing by 15.38% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.78%	95.07%	-1.77%
Hispanic	1.66%	2.3%	38.55%
Two or More Races	0.7%	1.36%	94.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.52%	0.6%	15.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%