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

Aderholdt, 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 Aderholdt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aderholdt in America

Aderholdt is the 80678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aderholdt surname appeared 235 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 Aderholdt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aderholdt 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 Aderholdt

The surname "ADERHOLDT" has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the late 15th or early 16th century. The name is believed to have originated in the region of Saxony-Anhalt, particularly in the town of Adernach or Aderndorf. It is derived from the Old German words "adar" meaning "vein" or "artery" and "holt" meaning "wood" or "forest."

The earliest recorded instance of the name appears in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of the village of Aderndorf, dated 1512. Here, a man named Hans Aderholdt is mentioned as a landowner and farmer. In the 1600s, records show an Aderholdt family residing in the town of Bitterfeld, also in Saxony-Anhalt.

One of the earliest notable figures with this surname was Johann Aderholdt (1642-1710), a Lutheran pastor in the village of Löbnitz. He is credited with publishing several theological works during his lifetime. Another historical figure was Friedrich Aderholdt (1789-1862), a Prussian military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars.

In the 19th century, the name began to spread beyond Germany as members of the Aderholdt family emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. Notable individuals include:

1. Wilhelm Aderholdt (1822-1899), a German-American engineer who worked on the construction of several railroads in the United States.
2. Anna Aderholdt (1845-1932), a German-American educator and author who founded several schools for children in Wisconsin.
3. Jürgen Aderholdt (1871-1943), a German artist known for his landscape paintings of the Black Forest region.
4. Erich Aderholdt (1901-1976), a German-Brazilian businessman who established a successful textile manufacturing company in São Paulo.
5. Ingrid Aderholdt (1936-2021), a German-American writer and journalist who published several novels and non-fiction works on her experiences as an immigrant in the United States.

While the name has its roots in Germany, variations and alternative spellings such as Aderholt, Aderhold, and Aderholz can also be found in other parts of Europe and the Americas, reflecting the migration patterns of families bearing this surname over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aderholdt

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

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

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