Allgaier last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Allgaier

A German surname meaning "from Algäu", a region in southern Germany.

Allgaier, 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 Allgaier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Allgaier in America

Allgaier is the 33856th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Allgaier surname appeared 672 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 Allgaier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Allgaier 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 33856 32227 4.93%
Count 672 674 -0.30%
Proportion per 100k 0.23 0.25 -8.33%

The history of the last name Allgaier

The surname Allgaier is of German origin, specifically from the region of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany. It emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 14th or 15th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German words "all" meaning "all" or "whole," and "gair" or "geir," meaning "spear" or "lance." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a professional spearman or lancer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Allgaier name can be found in a document from the city of Ulm, dating back to the year 1437. This document mentions a certain Hans Allgaier, who was likely a resident of Ulm at that time. Another early reference comes from the town of Memmingen, where a Johann Allgaier is listed in a tax record from 1492.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Allgaier appears to have been particularly prevalent in the regions around the cities of Stuttgart and Reutlingen. Several historical documents from this era mention individuals with this name, such as a Georg Allgaier who was born in Reutlingen in 1587 and later became a respected farmer and landowner.

One notable figure in the history of the Allgaier name is Johann Jakob Allgaier (1666-1737), a prominent Lutheran theologian and author from Württemberg. He wrote several influential works on theology and religious philosophy, and served as a pastor in various churches throughout his lifetime.

Another individual of historical significance is Christoph Friedrich Allgaier (1730-1795), a German engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the development of early steam engines and industrial machinery. He was born in the town of Markgröningen and spent much of his career working in the court of the Dukes of Württemberg.

In the 19th century, the Allgaier name gained further recognition through the work of Karl Allgaier (1829-1909), a successful industrialist and entrepreneur from Stuttgart. He founded the Allgaier Werke, a company that manufactured agricultural machinery and equipment, which became a major employer in the region.

Other notable individuals with the surname Allgaier include the German painter and printmaker Karl Allgaier (1825-1893), known for his landscapes and genre scenes, and the American mathematician and computer scientist Richard Allgaier (1940-2005), who made significant contributions to the field of computational complexity theory.

While the Allgaier name originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. However, its roots and historical significance remain deeply connected to the southwestern regions of Germany and the cultural heritage of Baden-Württemberg.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Allgaier

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

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 Allgaier was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 96.13% 646
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.89% 6
Hispanic Origin 2.53% 17

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 Allgaier has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 96.13% 96.88% -0.78%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races 0.89% 0.74% 18.40%
Hispanic 2.53% 1.78% 34.80%

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

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