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

Andrae, 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 Andrae surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Andrae in America

Andrae is the 40800th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Andrae surname appeared 535 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 Andrae.

We can also compare 2010 data for Andrae 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 Andrae

The surname ANDRAE originated in the German states and has its roots dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Andreas, which was a Greek name meaning "manly" or "brave." The name Andreas was introduced to the region through early Christian missionaries.

During the Middle Ages, it was common practice to adopt surnames based on personal names or patronymics. ANDRAE likely emerged as a surname when it was added to a first name to identify the bearer as the son or descendant of someone named Andreas.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the surname ANDRAE can be found in various historical documents from the 14th and 15th centuries in regions such as Bavaria, Saxony, and Silesia. For example, the name appears in the Nürnberger Bürgerbuch, a registry of citizens in the city of Nuremberg, from the year 1384.

One notable early bearer of the ANDRAE surname was Johannes Andrae, a German theologian and philosopher born in 1499 in the town of Eisleben. He was a prominent figure during the Protestant Reformation and served as a professor at the University of Tübingen.

In the 16th century, the ANDRAE surname was also found in various records from the region of Pomerania, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. One example is Hans Andrae, a merchant from the city of Stralsund, who was mentioned in local archives from the year 1572.

Another historical figure bearing the ANDRAE surname was Johann Valentin Andrae, a German theologian, and mystical writer born in 1586 in Herrenberg, Württemberg. He is known for his work "Mythologiae Christianae" and his involvement in the Rosicrucian movement.

In the 17th century, the ANDRAE surname appeared in records from the Netherlands, likely due to migration from German-speaking regions. One example is Laurens Andrae, a Dutch merchant and shipowner from Amsterdam, who was born in 1635.

Another notable individual was Carl Christian Andrae, a German geographer and cartographer born in 1775 in Braunschweig. He is best known for his detailed maps of the Holy Land and the Middle East, which were widely used in the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Andrae

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

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

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