A German surname, Albaugh originally from the German name ‘Albach’ and the Latin term of ‘albanus‘ which means white. The term ‘bach’ meant a stream in High German and in some places referred to a person with fair, light hair color. Variations in spelling Albaugh include Allaugh, Ahlbach, Alpock, Allebach, Albach, Allbes, Allabaugh, Aulabaugh and Alpaugh. In England the two counties with the highest percent of Albaugh families are Suffolk and Durham. The states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, California and Iowa have the greater populations with the Albaugh surname. Famous: Reuben Albaugh (California expert in livestock in the 20th century), James F. Albaugh (executive director for Boeing Aircraft), John W. Albaugh (19th century theater stage actor and owner of the Lafayette Square Theater in Washington, D. C.) and Walter Hugh Albaugh ( U. S. House of Representative from Ohio in the 1930s).