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

Achatz, 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 Achatz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Achatz in America

Achatz is the 48436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Achatz surname appeared 436 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 Achatz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Achatz 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 Achatz

The surname Achatz originated in Germany, with the earliest recorded examples dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the German word "Achatz," which is a variant of the name Achacius, derived from the Greek "Akakios," meaning "harmless" or "guileless."

The name was initially concentrated in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where it was commonly found in historical records and documents. Some of the earliest known references to the name can be traced back to the town of Achen, located in the present-day state of Baden-Württemberg.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in various German manuscripts and records, including the Kirchenbücher (church books) of several parishes in Bavaria. One notable example is the birth record of Johann Achatz, born in 1632 in the town of Aschaffenburg, located in present-day Bavaria.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the name spread across various parts of Germany, with individuals bearing the surname Achatz appearing in various historical documents and records. One prominent figure from this period was Johann Caspar Achatz (1732-1807), a German composer and organist known for his contributions to the development of church music.

In the 20th century, the name gained recognition globally due to the success of Grant Achatz, an American chef and restaurateur known for his innovative culinary techniques. Born in 1974 in Macomb County, Michigan, Achatz has earned numerous accolades, including being named one of the world's most influential chefs by Time magazine in 2008.

Other notable individuals with the surname Achatz include:

1. Anita Achatz (1909-1997), an Austrian actress known for her roles in German and Austrian films during the 1930s and 1940s.
2. Hans Achatz (1888-1972), a German painter and engraver known for his landscapes and cityscapes of Munich and the surrounding Bavarian countryside.
3. Maximilian Achatz (1853-1926), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Munich, including the former Bürgerbräu brewery.
4. Sylvia Achatz (born 1957), a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, serving as a member of the Bundestag from 2009 to 2017.
5. Wilhelm Achatz (1899-1972), a German writer and journalist who chronicled life in Bavaria during the first half of the 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Achatz

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

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

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