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

Ibach, 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 Ibach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ibach in America

Ibach is the 30980th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ibach surname appeared 750 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 Ibach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ibach 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 Ibach

The surname IBACH originates from Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the late 15th century. The name is believed to have derived from the German word "bach," meaning "brook" or "stream," suggesting that the initial bearers of this surname lived near a small watercourse.

IBACH is thought to have originated in the Rhine-Ruhr region of western Germany, particularly in areas around the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf. Some historical records indicate that the name may have been associated with various place names containing the word "bach," such as Ibach, a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the IBACH surname can be found in the parish records of St. Kolumba in Cologne, where a certain Johann IBACH was mentioned in 1492. Another notable early record is from the village of Söllingen, where a man named Henrich IBACH was documented in 1568.

Throughout history, several individuals with the IBACH surname have achieved prominence in various fields. Johann Kaspar IBACH (1726-1796) was a German composer and organist who served as the court organist in Kassel. Franz IBACH (1838-1909) was a renowned German piano maker who founded the IBACH piano company in 1794, which became one of the most prestigious piano manufacturers in Europe.

In the arts, Heinrich IBACH (1861-1925) was a German painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes, while Ernst IBACH (1898-1975) was a notable German actor who appeared in numerous films throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

In more recent times, Günter IBACH (1930-2018) was a German businessman and politician who served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 1969 to 1994.

While the IBACH surname is predominantly found in Germany, it has also spread to other parts of Europe and beyond through emigration. Variants of the name, such as Ibaugh and Ibach, can be found in regions like the Netherlands, Switzerland, and even in parts of North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ibach

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

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

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