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

Pobanz, 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 Pobanz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pobanz in America

Pobanz is the 51512th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pobanz surname appeared 404 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 Pobanz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pobanz 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 Pobanz

The surname POBANZ is of German origin, originating in the late Middle Ages around the 14th or 15th century. It is derived from the German word "Pobanitz", which was a topographic name referring to someone who lived near a small stream or brook. This name likely originated in the regions of Saxony or Silesia, where many German surnames have their roots.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the POBANZ surname can be found in the 16th-century parish records of the town of Zittau, located in present-day Saxony, Germany. Here, the name is spelled as "Pobantz" and appears to refer to a family residing near a small stream in the vicinity of the town.

In the 17th century, the POBANZ surname is also found in historical records from the city of Breslau, now known as Wrocław in modern-day Poland. These records mention a merchant named Hans POBANZ, who was born in 1632 and was involved in the trading of various goods between Silesia and other parts of Europe.

Another notable individual with the POBANZ surname was Johann POBANZ, a Lutheran pastor who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He served as the minister of the Protestant church in the town of Löbau, Saxony, from 1692 until his death in 1728.

In the 19th century, the POBANZ surname is associated with a family of landowners and farmers in the region of Pomerania, which was then part of Prussia. One of the most prominent members of this family was Karl POBANZ, born in 1825, who was a successful farmer and landowner in the village of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland).

Another individual of note was Anna POBANZ, born in 1879 in the town of Breslau. She was a noted writer and poet who published several collections of poetry and short stories in the early 20th century, gaining recognition in literary circles of the time.

While the POBANZ surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration to countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia. However, the name remains relatively uncommon outside of its original German-speaking regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pobanz

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

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

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