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

Louderback, 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 Louderback surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Louderback in America

Louderback is the 21459th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Louderback surname appeared 1,218 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 Louderback.

We can also compare 2010 data for Louderback 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 Louderback

The surname Louderback is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, where it was likely derived from a combination of the German words "laut" meaning "loud" and "bach" meaning "stream" or "brook." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near a loud or rushing stream.

One of the earliest recorded references to the Louderback name can be found in the parish records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, located in the northern part of Bavaria. In these records, dated around 1580, there is mention of a family with the surname Louderbach, which is a slightly different spelling but likely connected to the modern Louderback form.

As the name spread throughout Germany and other parts of Europe, various spellings emerged, including Lauderbach, Lauterbach, and Lauterbacher. These variations often reflected regional dialects or preferences in spelling and pronunciation.

In the 17th century, the Louderback name began to appear in records from the German Palatinate region, which was a major source of emigration to the American colonies. One notable figure from this period was Johannes Louderback, born in 1662 in the Palatinate town of Lambsheim. He later emigrated to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s, becoming one of the first Louderbacks to settle in North America.

Another early Louderback of note was Johann Adam Louderback, born in 1725 in the Palatinate village of Gimmeldingen. He and his family immigrated to Virginia in the mid-18th century, where they established a farmstead in the Shenandoah Valley region.

As the Louderback name continued to spread across Europe and eventually to the Americas, it became associated with various occupations and professions. In the 19th century, for example, there was a German-American painter named Carl Louderback, born in 1814 in Württemberg, who gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the American West.

Other notable individuals with the Louderback surname include Henry Louderback, a prominent businessman and philanthropist from Pennsylvania, born in 1835, and Reverend Jacob Louderback, a Lutheran minister and author from Ohio, born in 1843.

While the Louderback name may not be as widely known as some other surnames, it has a rich history that spans centuries and continents, reflecting the movement and migration of people from its German origins to various parts of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Louderback

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

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

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