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

Linebaugh, 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 Linebaugh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Linebaugh in America

Linebaugh is the 22069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Linebaugh surname appeared 1,174 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 Linebaugh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Linebaugh 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 Linebaugh

The surname Linebaugh is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to be derived from the German words "linde" (meaning "lime tree") and "bauch" (meaning "hill" or "mound"), suggesting that it may have referred to someone who lived near a lime tree-covered hill or mound.

One of the earliest known references to the name Linebaugh can be found in the records of the town of Aachen, Germany, where a certain Johannes Linebaugh is mentioned as a resident in the year 1587. Other early spellings of the name include Lindenbauchs, Lindenbawgh, and Lindenbäucher.

In the late 17th century, the Linebaugh name began to appear in various regions of what is now the United States, likely as a result of German immigration to the American colonies. One notable early bearer of the name was Johann Linebaugh, who was born in 1692 in the Palatinate region of Germany and later settled in Pennsylvania.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Linebaugh surname continued to spread across North America, with pockets of Linebaugh families appearing in states such as Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana. Some notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Jacob Linebaugh (1773-1849), a farmer and early settler in Wayne County, Ohio.
2. William Linebaugh (1808-1888), a prominent businessman and landowner in Parke County, Indiana.
3. John Linebaugh (1835-1910), a Union soldier during the American Civil War and later a farmer in Knox County, Illinois.
4. Mary Linebaugh (1856-1932), a teacher and community leader in Rockingham County, Virginia.
5. Samuel Linebaugh (1873-1949), a Baptist minister and author who served in several churches across the Southeastern United States.

While the Linebaugh name may have originated in Germany, it has since become well-established in various parts of the United States, with descendants of those early immigrants contributing to the history and development of their respective communities over the course of several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Linebaugh

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

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

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