Show ContentsCarbaugh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Carbaugh was first seen in France in the area called Gascogne. It was a name for a person with dark hair or a dark complexion. Looking back further, we find the name Carbaugh was originally derived from the Latin word "carbonis," which means charcoal.

Early Origins of the Carbaugh family

The surname Carbaugh was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Carbaugh family

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Carbaugh Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Carbaugh, including Carbonnel, Carbonel, Carbonelle, Carbonèle, Charbonnel, Charbonel, Charbonelle, Charbonèle, Carbonell, Carbonnell, Charbonell, Charbonnell, Carbonnèle, Charbonèle, Charbonnèle, Charbonnel, Charbonnelle, Charbonal, Carbonal, Charbonale, Carbonale, Charbonnal, Carbonale, Charbonall, Carbonall, Carbonnale, Carbonalle and many more.

Early Notables of the Carbaugh family

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Carbaugh Ranking

In the United States, the name Carbaugh is the 6,407th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Carbaugh migration to the United States +

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Carbaugh were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Carbaugh were

Carbaugh Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Bridget Carbaugh, aged 1, who arrived in America from Belfast, in 1901
  • Jemina Carbaugh, aged 24, who arrived in America from Belfast, in 1901
  • Ethel Carbaugh, aged 33, who arrived in America, in 1904
  • Mrs. Carbaugh, who arrived in America, in 1908

Contemporary Notables of the name Carbaugh (post 1700) +

  • Howie Carbaugh, American musician and drummer, best known as the drummer for Switch, an American R&B/funk band (1985-1987)
  • Harry C. Carbaugh, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Tennessee Republican State Chair, 1964 2
  • Donovan Carbaugh, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 2008 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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