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

Inboden, 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 Inboden surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Inboden in America

Inboden is the 43651st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Inboden surname appeared 494 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 Inboden.

We can also compare 2010 data for Inboden 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 Inboden

The surname Inboden originated in Germany and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the German words "in" meaning "in" and "boden" meaning "ground" or "soil." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived or worked on a particular plot of land or farm.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Inboden name can be found in the town records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a well-preserved medieval town in Bavaria, Germany, dating back to the late 1400s. These records mention several individuals with variations of the spelling, such as "Inbodden" and "Ynboden."

In the 16th century, the Inboden name appeared in various church registers and legal documents across southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. This suggests that the name had spread from its original location and was becoming more widespread.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Inboden name continued to be found in various German records, including tax rolls and military documents. One notable individual from this era was Johann Inboden, a farmer and landowner who was born in 1672 in the village of Rietenau, near the city of Stuttgart.

As the 19th century dawned, the Inboden name began to appear in other parts of Europe as German families emigrated. For example, in 1812, a man named Friedrich Inboden was recorded as having settled in the Russian Empire, likely as part of the larger German migration to the region.

Another significant figure bearing the Inboden surname was Karl Inboden, a German-American businessman who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th century. Born in 1856 in the town of Fellbach, near Stuttgart, Inboden established a successful manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio, which produced various metal products.

As the 20th century progressed, the Inboden name continued to be found in various parts of the world, reflecting the global diaspora of German families. One notable individual was Hans Inboden, a German-American philosopher and academic who taught at several universities in the United States, including the University of California, Berkeley. He was born in 1901 in the city of Ulm, Germany, and passed away in 1978.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Inboden

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

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

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