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

Affeldt, 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 Affeldt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Affeldt in America

Affeldt is the 33036th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Affeldt surname appeared 693 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 Affeldt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Affeldt 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 Affeldt

The surname AFFELDT is of German origin and dates back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the southern regions of Germany, particularly in the areas around Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "affalt," which means "slope" or "hillside."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name AFFELDT can be found in a land registry document from the town of Augsburg in Bavaria, dating back to 1521. The document mentions a certain Johann Affeldt, who owned a small plot of land on the outskirts of the town, situated on a gentle slope.

The name AFFELDT may have also been associated with various place names or geographic features that contained the word "affalt" or a similar variation. For instance, there is a small village called Affalterbach in the Stuttgart region of Baden-Württemberg, which could have been the source of the surname for some families.

In the 17th century, the AFFELDT name appears in several church records and tax registers from various parts of southern Germany. One notable bearer of the name was Hans Affeldt, a wine merchant who lived in the town of Freiburg im Breisgau in the late 1600s.

As the AFFELDT family spread across Germany and into other parts of Europe, the name underwent various spelling variations, including Affelt, Affeldt, and Affeld. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name outside of Germany is that of Johann Christoph Affeldt, a Lutheran pastor who immigrated to the British colony of Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the surname AFFELDT. One such person was Karl Affeldt (1856-1923), a German philosopher and educator who taught at the University of Rostock. Another was Hans Affeldt (1899-1976), a German writer and poet who was associated with the expressionist movement.

In more recent times, the name AFFELDT has been carried by individuals such as Jeremy Affeldt (born 1979), a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants and won three World Series championships. Additionally, there was Heinz Affeldt (1905-1995), a German rower who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and won a silver medal.

The surname AFFELDT, with its roots in the German language and its historical connections to various regions of southern Germany, has a rich and fascinating history that spans several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Affeldt

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

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

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