Rohrbacher Surname

149,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Rohrbacher Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Rohrbach (reedy stream), the name of places in Austria and Germany; dweller near the Rohrbach, the name of thirteen rivers in Germany.

Rohrbacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1181:324,20329,514
Germany6391:125,98715,384
Brazil3561:601,33222,430
France3111:213,57833,224
Austria3091:27,5584,374
Hungary881:111,54910,635
Canada461:800,99162,809
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Röhrbacher (64) are calculated separately.

Rohrbacher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Rohrbach (reedy stream), the name of places in Austria and Germany; dweller near the Rohrbach, the name of thirteen rivers in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rohrbacher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rohrbacher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rohrbacher is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Röhrbacher. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rohrbacher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,316th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,462,841 people. Rohrbacher occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Rohrbacher are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Rohrbacher is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,118 people, or 1 in 324,203. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 19 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Rohrbacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rohrbacher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rohrbacher last name grew 972 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rohrbacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rohrbacher are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rohrbacher earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $45,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.75% more than the national average, earning $69,928 CAD per year.

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