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

Tauber, 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 Tauber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tauber in America

Tauber is the 11595th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tauber surname appeared 2,708 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Tauber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tauber 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 Tauber

The surname Tauber originated in Germany and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "Taube," which means "dove" or "pigeon." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a place where doves or pigeons were kept or bred.

In the Middle Ages, surnames often referred to a person's occupation, location, or a distinctive physical characteristic. The surname Tauber may have been given to someone who worked with doves or pigeons, or it could have been a descriptive name for someone who resembled or had characteristics associated with these birds.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tauber appears in the Codex Diplomatic Saeculi XIII, a collection of medieval documents from the 13th century. In this document, a person named "Henricus Tauber" is mentioned in relation to a land transaction.

The name Tauber has also been found in various historical records and manuscripts throughout the centuries. For instance, in the 16th century, a German author named Johannes Tauber published several works on theology and philosophy.

Some notable individuals with the surname Tauber throughout history include:

1. Philipp Tauber (1509-1577), a German Lutheran theologian and reformer.
2. Richard Tauber (1891-1948), an Austrian tenor and actor renowned for his performances in operettas and operas.
3. Alfred Tauber (1866-1942), an Austrian painter and illustrator known for his landscape and genre paintings.
4. Ernst Tauber (1892-1943), a German chemist and inventor who developed methods for synthesizing artificial rubber.
5. Wilhelm Tauber (1858-1937), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other German cities.

The surname Tauber may also be related to certain place names in Germany, such as Tauberbischofsheim, a town located in Baden-Württemberg, and Taubertal, a region along the Tauber River. These place names could have influenced the formation or variations of the surname over time.

While the exact origin and early history of the surname Tauber may not be fully known, it has a rich cultural and linguistic heritage rooted in the German language and the various occupations, locations, and characteristics associated with doves or pigeons.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tauber

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

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

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