Find out how popular the last name Abegglen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abegglen.

Abegglen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abegglen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abegglen in America

Abegglen is the 50362nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abegglen surname appeared 415 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abegglen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abegglen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abegglen

The surname Abegglen is of Swiss origin and can be traced back to the 16th century in the German-speaking regions of Switzerland. It is believed to be derived from the Swiss-German word "Abegg," which refers to a sloping or declining area of land. The suffix "-len" is a diminutive, suggesting that the name originally referred to someone who lived on or near a small sloping area of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abegglen can be found in a document from the canton of Bern, dated 1562, which mentions a person named Hans Abegglen. The name was also present in other parts of Switzerland, such as the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn, during the 16th and 17th centuries.

In the 18th century, the surname Abegglen appeared in various historical records and documents, including church registers and land records. For example, a man named Jakob Abegglen was recorded as a landowner in the village of Oberwil, near Zofingen, in 1732.

One notable person with the surname Abegglen was Johann Rudolf Abegglen (1723-1803), a Swiss painter and engraver from the city of Bern. He is known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting scenes from the Swiss Alps.

Another individual of note was Hans Abegglen (1834-1914), a Swiss politician who served as a member of the National Council, the lower house of the Swiss parliament, from 1878 to 1887. He represented the canton of Aargau and was a member of the Free Democratic Party.

In the 20th century, a prominent figure with the surname Abegglen was James C. Abegglen (1926-2007), an American scholar and expert on Japanese business and economics. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but his family roots can be traced back to Switzerland.

While the surname Abegglen is not extremely common, it has been carried by individuals from various walks of life throughout history, including artists, politicians, and scholars, all with ties to the Swiss-German regions where the name originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abegglen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abegglen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abegglen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abegglen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abegglen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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