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

Further reading

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

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
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