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

Sarbaugh, 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 Sarbaugh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sarbaugh in America

Sarbaugh is the 98553rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sarbaugh surname appeared 184 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 Sarbaugh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sarbaugh 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 Sarbaugh

The surname Sarbaugh has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 12th century. The name is derived from the Old German words "sar" meaning "armor" and "boug" meaning "arm protector," suggesting that the name may have been associated with someone who was a skilled armorer or soldier.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sarbaugh can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. This document mentions a certain "Heinrich Sarbaugh" who was a landowner in the town of Meissen.

In the 14th century, the name Sarbaugh appeared in the town records of Nuremberg, where a family by that name was involved in the local metalworking trade. This connection to metalworking and armorsmithing further reinforces the potential origins of the name.

The Sarbaugh name also appears in several historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, including the records of the Holy Roman Empire. Notable individuals from this period include Johann Sarbaugh (1543-1612), a renowned clockmaker from Augsburg, and Anna Sarbaugh (1587-1654), a respected midwife and herbalist from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

As the Sarbaugh family spread across Germany and into neighboring regions, the name underwent several spelling variations, such as Sarbough, Sarbaugh, and Sarbau. This was common during the Middle Ages when standardized spellings were not yet established.

By the 18th century, the Sarbaugh name had made its way to North America, with several families settling in the German-speaking communities of Pennsylvania and Ohio. One notable figure from this period was Jacob Sarbaugh (1724-1802), a farmer and militia captain who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Throughout the 19th century, individuals with the Sarbaugh surname continued to contribute to various fields, including Johann Sarbaugh (1821-1899), a renowned architect from Berlin, and Katharina Sarbaugh (1842-1912), a pioneering educator who established one of the first schools for girls in Bavaria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sarbaugh

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

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

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