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

Taube, 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 Taube surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Taube in America

Taube is the 18778th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Taube surname appeared 1,460 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 Taube.

We can also compare 2010 data for Taube 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 Taube

The surname Taube is of German origin, stemming from the German word "Taube" which translates to "dove" in English. The name likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who exhibited characteristics associated with doves, such as gentleness or grace.

The earliest recorded instances of the Taube surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany. Records from the Middle Ages often reference individuals with the surname Taube, including mentions in historical documents and town registers.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Heinrich Taube, a merchant from the city of Lübeck, who was documented in records dating back to the late 13th century. Another notable early bearer was Johannes Taube, a scholar and theologian from the city of Erfurt, who lived in the 14th century.

In the 15th century, the Taube surname appeared in various regional variations, such as Tawbe, Taub, and Tauben, reflecting local dialects and spelling conventions. During this period, the name was also associated with certain place names, such as Taubenheim, a village in Saxony.

As the Taube family spread throughout Germany and beyond, the name gained prominence in different regions. One notable figure was Johann Friedrich Taube (1592-1659), a German jurist and diplomat who served as a counselor to several princes and dukes.

In the 18th century, Christoph Benjamin Taube (1701-1766) was a German architect and builder who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other cities. Another prominent bearer of the name was Karl Taube (1783-1851), a Prussian general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Taube surname continued to be found across various parts of Germany, as well as in neighboring countries where German communities had settled. Some notable individuals from this period include Otto Taube (1833-1893), a German architect, and Otto von Taube (1879-1973), a German aviator and inventor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Taube

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

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

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