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

Aschoff, 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 Aschoff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aschoff in America

Aschoff is the 41579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aschoff surname appeared 523 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 Aschoff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aschoff 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 Aschoff

The surname ASCHOFF originated in Germany, likely in the 14th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German words "asch" meaning ash and "hof" meaning farm or courtyard, suggesting the name may have referred to someone who lived or worked on an ash farm.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ASCHOFF name can be found in the 15th century German manuscript, the "Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus," which mentions an individual named Hans Aschoff from the town of Halle.

In the 16th century, the ASCHOFF name appeared in several church records in the regions of Saxony and Thuringia, indicating that the name was well-established in these areas during that time period.

The earliest known person of note with the ASCHOFF surname was Johann Aschoff, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1535 to 1592. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and authored several influential works on theology and ethics.

Another notable ASCHOFF was Friedrich Aschoff (1768-1837), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in the Neoclassical style, including the Weimar City Palace and the Ducal Palace in Dessau.

In the 19th century, Ludwig Aschoff (1866-1942) was a renowned German pathologist and professor at the University of Freiburg. He made significant contributions to the study of cardiovascular pathology and is credited with discovering a type of heart muscle disease known as Aschoff bodies.

Another prominent individual with the ASCHOFF surname was Max Aschoff (1898-1982), a German politician and diplomat who served as the German ambassador to the United States from 1953 to 1959.

Finally, Gerhard Aschoff (1932-2014) was a German lawyer and judge who served as the President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1992 to 1996.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aschoff

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

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

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