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

Adelmeyer, 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 Adelmeyer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adelmeyer in America

Adelmeyer is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adelmeyer surname appeared 159 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 Adelmeyer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adelmeyer 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 Adelmeyer

The surname Adelmeyer has its origins in Germany, dating back to the Middle Ages around the 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the German words "adel" meaning "noble" and "meier" which refers to a person who oversees or manages an estate or farm. It is a combination of these two words that likely formed the basis of the surname.

Historically, the surname Adelmeyer was found in regions such as Bavaria and Saxony, where it was associated with landowners or those who held administrative positions on noble estates. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 14th century, appearing in various municipal records and land registries of the time.

One notable example of the surname's appearance in historical records is in the Nuremberg Chronicle, a world chronicle published in 1493, which mentions an individual named Hans Adelmeyer from the city of Nuremberg. Another early reference is found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, where a certain Friedrich Adelmeyer is mentioned in a document dated 1427.

Among the early bearers of the Adelmeyer surname, a few notable figures stand out. Heinrich Adelmeyer (1498-1564) was a German scholar and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg and was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation. Johannes Adelmeyer (1551-1621) was a German jurist and legal scholar who held the position of Chancellor of the Electorate of Saxony.

In the 17th century, Hans Adelmeyer (1635-1698) was a German architect and military engineer who designed several fortifications and buildings in the region of Saxony. Another notable bearer of the name was Friedrich Adelmeyer (1711-1779), a German composer and organist who worked in the court of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg.

Moving into the 19th century, Karl Adelmeyer (1807-1887) was a German painter and lithographer known for his landscapes and scenes of rural life. His works are held in various museums and collections across Germany.

The surname Adelmeyer has persisted through the centuries, with bearers of the name making their mark in various fields, reflecting the diverse origins and historical significance of this Germanic surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adelmeyer

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

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

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