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

Aichinger, 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 Aichinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aichinger in America

Aichinger is the 103181st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aichinger surname appeared 174 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 Aichinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aichinger 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 Aichinger

The surname Aichinger is of German origin, first appearing in the late 13th century in the region of Bavaria. It is derived from the Old German word "aih" meaning oak tree, and the suffix "-inger" indicating a place of origin or residence. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name lived near a prominent oak or oak grove.

One of the earliest records of the Aichinger name comes from the town of Freising, near Munich, in a document dated 1287 which mentions a landowner named Chunrad Aichinger. The spelling has evolved slightly over time, with variations like Aychinger and Eichinger appearing in various medieval records across southern Germany.

In the 15th century, the Aichinger name can be found in tax rolls and property deeds from villages around the city of Regensburg, indicating the family had spread to other parts of Bavaria by that time. A notable early bearer was Hans Aichinger, a merchant and alderman who lived in Regensburg from around 1430 to 1492.

As the centuries passed, branches of the Aichinger family migrated farther afield. In the 1600s, records show Aichingers living in Austria, particularly around the city of Salzburg. One prominent Austrian was the poet and satirist Gottfried Aichinger, born in 1679 in the village of Oberndorf near Salzburg.

The 19th century saw Aichingers establish themselves in many German cities. Carl Aichinger, born in Munich in 1817, was a respected architect who designed several landmark buildings in Berlin. His contemporary Georg Aichinger, born in 1824 in Augsburg, was an author and playwright whose works were popular in his day.

As Germans migrated abroad, the Aichinger name spread to other parts of Europe and beyond. Notable modern bearers include the Austrian novelist Ilse Aichinger, born in Vienna in 1921, and the German film director Gregor Aichinger, born in Munich in 1976.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aichinger

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

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

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