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

Farabaugh, 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 Farabaugh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Farabaugh in America

Farabaugh is the 19885th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Farabaugh surname appeared 1,351 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 Farabaugh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Farabaugh to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Farabaugh

The surname Farabaugh is believed to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be derived from the Old German words "fara" meaning "journey" and "baugh" meaning "curved" or "bent." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived on a curved or winding road, perhaps near a river or stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 14th-century manuscript from the region of Bavaria, where a man named Hans Farabaugh is mentioned as a landowner and farmer. It is likely that the name was originally spelled in a variety of ways, such as Farabough, Farabauch, or Farabau, before eventually settling on the modern spelling of Farabaugh.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as the Farabaugh family spread throughout central Europe, the name began to appear in various town and village records. In 1567, a man named Johann Farabaugh is listed as a resident of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in present-day Bavaria. In 1634, a woman named Anna Farabaugh is recorded as having been born in the village of Marktrodach, also in Bavaria.

One of the earliest known Farabaughs to emigrate to America was a man named Christian Farabaugh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century. He settled in the town of Ephrata, where he worked as a miller and was a member of the Ephrata Cloister, a religious community. His son, Jacob Farabaugh, born in 1755, later became a prominent farmer and landowner in the area.

Over the centuries, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname Farabaugh. In the late 19th century, William Farabaugh (1844-1921) was a successful businessman and banker in Ohio. His contemporary, Mary Farabaugh (1856-1934), was a respected educator and advocate for women's rights in Pennsylvania.

In the early 20th century, John Farabaugh (1876-1958) was a renowned architect who designed several landmark buildings in New York City, including the Flatiron Building and the Woolworth Building. Another notable Farabaugh was Robert Farabaugh (1917-2002), a decorated World War II veteran and recipient of the Silver Star for his heroic actions in the Battle of the Bulge.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Farabaugh

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

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 Farabaugh was:

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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Farabaugh has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Farabaugh was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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