Explore the Family Name Washabaugh

The meaning of Washabaugh

Americanized form of German Weschebach, a habitational name from a place so named in eastern Germany, or from Waschenbach in the Odenwald Mountains.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Washabaugh has seen a slight increase in popularity over the years. In the year 2000, it was found that the name ranked at 41,382, and by 2010, it had climbed to rank 39,281. This indicates a change of 5.08% in rank. The count of people with this surname also increased from 496 in 2000 to 560 in 2010, portraying a 12.9% increase in the number of people carrying the Washabaugh surname. Additionally, the proportion of this surname per 100k people increased by 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,382	#39,281	5.08%
Count	496	560	12.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.19	5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Washabaugh

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Washabaugh, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, with 94.46% in 2010, showing a minor change of -0.11% from the year 2000. The data also shows an increase in Hispanic ethnicity associated with this surname, jumping from 1.21% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010, which is a notable change of 76.86%. There was a slight decrease in those identifying as two or more races, going from 2.82% down to 1.79%. However, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	94.46%	-0.11%
Hispanic	1.21%	2.14%	76.86%
Two or More Races	2.82%	1.79%	-36.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%