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

Abitz, 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 Abitz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abitz in America

Abitz is the 42455th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abitz surname appeared 511 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 Abitz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abitz 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 Abitz

The surname Abitz has its origins in Germany, likely emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "abbot," which referred to the superior of a monastery or abbey. This suggests that the name may have initially been a occupational surname for someone employed or affiliated with an abbey.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Abitz can be found in the records of the town of Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, where a certain Hans Abitz is mentioned in a document dated 1489. Another early reference is in the parish records of the village of Wittenberg, where a Johann Abitz is listed as a resident in 1512.

During the 16th century, the name appears to have spread across various regions of Germany, including Bavaria and Swabia. In the town of Augsburg, a wealthy merchant named Jakob Abitz is recorded as having lived there in the mid-1500s.

In the 17th century, the name Abitz can be found in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a family of that name resided. One notable member was Friedrich Abitz, a skilled clockmaker who was born in 1625 and renowned for his intricate timepieces.

As the name continued to spread throughout Germany, it also began to appear in various spellings, such as Abits, Abitzsch, and Abytz. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling conventions of the time.

One of the earliest known instances of the name outside of Germany dates back to the late 17th century, when a man named Hans Abitz is recorded as having emigrated to the Swedish colony of New Sweden, which was located in present-day Delaware, United States.

In the 19th century, the name Abitz gained further recognition with the birth of the German author and playwright Rudolf Abitz, who was born in 1828 and is best known for his plays and novels set in the Bavarian countryside.

Other notable individuals with the surname Abitz include Karl Abitz, a German politician who served as a member of the Reichstag in the late 19th century, and Hermann Abitz, a German botanist and professor who lived from 1844 to 1914 and made significant contributions to the study of plant morphology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abitz

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

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 Abitz 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 Abitz 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 Abitz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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