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

Ankrom, 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 Ankrom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ankrom in America

Ankrom is the 16601st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ankrom surname appeared 1,727 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ankrom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ankrom 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 Ankrom

The surname ANKROM is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to derive from the German word "Anker," which means "anchor," potentially indicating that the family's ancestors may have been involved in maritime activities or lived near a port or body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ANKROM surname can be found in the German church records from the town of Heilbronn, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg. These records mention a Johann Ankrom, who was born in 1587 and worked as a blacksmith.

In the 17th century, the ANKROM surname began to appear in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and Brandenburg. During this time, the name was occasionally spelled differently, such as "Anckrom," "Anckrum," or "Anckromb," reflecting the variations in regional dialects and scribal practices.

One notable individual bearing the ANKROM surname was Hans Ankrom, a German merchant and trader who lived in the city of Hamburg in the late 17th century. Records indicate that he was involved in the lucrative Baltic Sea trade, shipping goods between Hamburg and ports in Scandinavia and Russia.

In the 18th century, the ANKROM surname began to spread beyond Germany, with some families emigrating to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. Johann Caspar Ankrom, born in 1732 in the town of Schwalbach, Germany, was one of the earliest recorded instances of an ANKROM emigrating to the United States, settling in Pennsylvania in the 1760s.

Another notable figure with the ANKROM surname was Friedrich Ankrom, a German philosopher and writer who lived in the early 19th century. Born in 1786 in the city of Dresden, Ankrom was known for his works on ethics and morality, which gained him recognition among intellectual circles of his time.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the ANKROM surname continued to be found in various parts of Germany, as well as in communities of German immigrants in the United States, Canada, and other countries. Some notable individuals bearing the name during this period include Karl Ankrom, a German military officer who fought in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), and Wilhelm Ankrom, a German-American artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits, who lived from 1854 to 1928.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ankrom

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

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

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