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

Affolder, 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 Affolder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Affolder in America

Affolder is the 98099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Affolder surname appeared 185 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 Affolder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Affolder 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 Affolder

The surname Affolder is believed to have originated in the English county of Derbyshire during the late medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Old English words "aeffald" meaning "sincere" or "honest" and "fald" meaning "sheepfold" or "enclosure for livestock." This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone who worked with or owned a sincere or honest sheepfold.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the 1379 Poll Tax Returns for Yorkshire, where a John Affolder is listed as a resident of the village of Addingham. The spelling "Affolder" itself is first seen in 16th century parish records from the village of Eyam in Derbyshire, with entries for an Agnes Affolder (born circa 1520) and her son William Affolder (born 1547).

In the 17th century, the Affolder name crops up in various records from the nearby Derbyshire village of Stoney Middleton. A Robert Affolder (born around 1610) is recorded as holding land there, and his descendants can be traced through baptismal, marriage and burial records over subsequent generations. This Stoney Middleton branch may be related to the earlier Affolder residents of Eyam.

Outside of Derbyshire, early instances of the surname are relatively scarce. However, one notable bearer was the English sculptor John Affolder (1689-1766) who was born in London and produced works for several churches and aristocratic estates. Another was Richard Affolder (1726-1802), a farmer from Buckinghamshire who wrote a diary documenting agricultural life in the 18th century which has survived as a historical source.

Other examples of the name from past centuries include Mary Affolder (born around 1750) who married into the Dyott family of Freeford Manor in Staffordshire, and William Affolder (1801-1865), a farmer from Cheshire. Given the geographical spread, it seems the surname had become reasonably well-established across parts of central and northern England by the 1800s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Affolder

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

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

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