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Early Origins of the Lauterbach family

The surname Lauterbach was first found in Hessen, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. Manegold of Lautenbach (c. 1030 - c. 1103) was Augustinian canon from Alsace, active in south-west Germany. His work, Ad Gebehardum liber written in 1085 was a comprehensive discussion of kingship.

Early History of the Lauterbach family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lauterbach research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1678, 1734 and 1806 are included under the topic Early Lauterbach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lauterbach Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lauterbach, Lautterbach, Lautenbach, Lautbach and others.

Early Notables of the Lauterbach family

Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Lauterbach were

  • Wolf Adam von Lauterbach (d.1678), who was a professor of law in Tuebingen and later privy councillor at the court of Wuerttemberg and director of the Consistorium in Stuttgart

Lauterbach Ranking

In the United States, the name Lauterbach is the 15,443rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Lauterbach migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lauterbach Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Conraed Lauterbach, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • Peter Lauterbach, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • Philip Lauterbach, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Conrad Lauterbach, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • Georg Michael Lauterbach, who arrived in America in 1780 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Lauterbach Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Heinrich Lauterbach, who landed in America in 1834 2
  • Conrad Lauterbach, who settled in Philadelphia in 1837
  • Henry Lauterbach, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1839 2
  • Karoline Friderike H Lauterbach, aged 39, who arrived in America in 1843 2
  • Clara Lauterbach to Texas in 1859
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lauterbach (post 1700) +

  • Richard Lauterbach, American TIME magazine Moscow bureau chief during World War II
  • Jacob Zallel Lauterbach (1873-1942), American Judaica scholar and author
  • Edward Lauterbach (1844-1923), American Chairman of the Republican County Committee in New York
  • Davy Lauterbach (b. 1972), American Primetime Emmy Award nominated television director, known for his work on The Simpsons
  • Ann Lauterbach (b. 1942), American poet, essayist, and professor
  • Wilbur H. Lauterbach, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956 3
  • Tory Lauterbach, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008 3
  • Edward Lauterbach (1844-1923), American Republican politician, Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention at-large, 1894; Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904 3
  • August Lauterbach, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1932, 1952 (alternate) 3
  • Karl Lauterbach (b. 1963), German scientist and politician, Member of the Bundestag (2005-)
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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