Lauterbach

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lauterbach.

Proper noun

Lauterbach (plural Lauterbaches)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lauterbach is the 15099^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1954 individuals. Lauterbach is most common among White (96.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lauterbach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 404.

German

Etymology

From lauter in its oldest sense “clean, clear” + Bach (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊ̯tɐˌbax/

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• Hyphenation: Lau‧ter‧bach

Proper noun

der Lauterbach m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Lauterbachs)

1. A right tributary of the Werra, Wartburgkreis district, Thuringia
2. A left tributary of the Schiltach, Rottweil district, Baden-Württemberg

Proper noun

Lauterbach n (proper noun, genitive Lauterbachs or (optionally with an article) Lauterbach)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Vogelsbergkreis district, Hesse. Official name: Lauterbach (Hessen)
2. A municipality of Rottweil district, Baden-Württemberg
3. A municipality of Wartburgkreis district, Thuringia

Derived terms

• Lauterbacher

Proper noun

Distribution of Lauterbachs in Germany

Lauterbach m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lauterbachs or (with an article) Lauterbach, feminine genitive Lauterbach, plural Lauterbachs)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Related terms

• Lauter, Bach, Bacher, Bachmann, Bachmüller
• Achenbach, Auerbach, Baumbach, Burbach, Erbach, Frambach, Limbach, Reichenbach, Schönbach, Seebach, Steinbach