Rohrback Surname

422,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rohrback 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.

Rohrback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7881:459,97339,258
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Rohrback 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

Rohrback Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rohrback occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rohrback? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 422,155th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,876,426 people. The last name Rohrback is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Rohrback live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Rohrback is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 788 people, or 1 in 459,973. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Rohrback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rohrback has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rohrback surname grew 584 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rohrback Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rohrback surname are 27.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rohrback earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $49,048 CAD per year.

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