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

Auchincloss, 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 Auchincloss surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Auchincloss in America

Auchincloss is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Auchincloss surname appeared 143 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 Auchincloss.

We can also compare 2010 data for Auchincloss 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 Auchincloss

The surname Auchincloss is of Scottish origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is a locational name derived from the lands of Auchincloss in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The name is believed to have originated from the Scottish Gaelic words "achadh" meaning field and "clos" meaning an enclosure or small valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, where it appears as "Auchincloss" in 1512. The name is also mentioned in the records of the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1589, referring to a person named John Auchincloss.

In the 17th century, the Auchincloss family established themselves as landowners in the parish of Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. The historic Auchincloss House, a 16th-century tower house in Kilbarchan, was once the residence of the Auchincloss family.

Notable individuals with the surname Auchincloss include:

1. Hugh Auchincloss (1645-1720), a Scottish merchant and landowner who acquired the estate of Woodside in Renfrewshire.
2. John Auchincloss (1696-1763), a Scottish-American merchant and landowner in New York.
3. John Auchincloss (1819-1887), an American merchant and banker in New York.
4. Gordon Auchincloss (1886-1957), an American financier and partner at Auchincloss & Parker.
5. Louis Auchincloss (1917-2010), an American novelist, literary critic, and essayist known for his novels depicting the lives of the upper-class in New York City.

The Auchincloss name has also been associated with several place names in Scotland, such as Auchincloss in Stirlingshire, Auchincloss Hill in Renfrewshire, and Auchincloss Burn in Lanarkshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Auchincloss

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

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

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