Delbaugh last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Delbaugh is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Delbaugh.

Meaning of Delbaugh

From a low German word meaning "from the valley farm".

Delbaugh, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Delbaugh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delbaugh in America

Delbaugh is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delbaugh surname appeared 100 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Delbaugh.

The history of the last name Delbaugh

The surname DELBAUGH is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is thought to have derived from the Old German words "della" meaning "valley" and "baugh" meaning "hill" or "ridge". The name may have been given to someone who lived in a valley near a hill or ridge.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DELBAUGH can be traced back to the late 16th century in the town of Kirchheimbolanden, located in what is now the modern-day state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The town's records from that time period show several families with the surname DELBAUGH residing in the area.

In the 17th century, the DELBAUGH name appeared in various church records and land registries across the Rhineland region. Notable individuals from this era include Hans DELBAUGH, a farmer born in 1642 in the village of Altenglan, and Maria DELBAUGH, born in 1671 in the town of Kirchheimbolanden.

As the centuries progressed, members of the DELBAUGH family dispersed across different parts of Europe and eventually immigrated to other parts of the world, particularly North America. One prominent figure was Johann DELBAUGH, born in 1756 in the town of Gau-Algesheim, who served as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War after immigrating to Pennsylvania in the late 18th century.

Another noteworthy individual was Wilhelm DELBAUGH, born in 1810 in the village of Niedermohr, who later became a successful merchant and landowner in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, after immigrating to the United States in the mid-19th century.

In more recent times, the DELBAUGH surname has been carried by individuals such as Peter DELBAUGH, a German-American artist born in 1892 in Akron, Ohio, and William DELBAUGH, a distinguished academic and author born in 1921 in New York City.

While the DELBAUGH name may have originated from a specific geographical region, it has since spread across various countries and continents, with individuals bearing this surname contributing to diverse fields and leaving their mark on history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delbaugh

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Delbaugh.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Delbaugh was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only94.00%94
Non-Hispanic Black Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races0.00%0
Hispanic Origin6.00%6

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Delbaugh was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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