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

Augsburger, 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 Augsburger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Augsburger in America

Augsburger is the 25751st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Augsburger surname appeared 957 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 Augsburger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Augsburger 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 Augsburger

The surname Augsburger originated in the region of Augsburg, Germany. It is a locational name, derived from the city of Augsburg in the state of Bavaria. The name first appeared in records dating back to the 13th century, spelled as Augspurger or Augspurgere.

In the Middle Ages, Augsburg was a prominent city in the Holy Roman Empire, known for its wealth and cultural significance. The city's name is derived from the Latin Augusta Vindelicorum, meaning "Augusta of the Vindelici," referring to an ancient Roman settlement in the area.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Augsburger was Johannes Augspurger, a merchant who lived in Augsburg in the late 14th century. His name is recorded in the city's tax records from 1379.

The Augsburger name is also found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, dating back to the 15th century. In this collection, there is a mention of a Peter Augspurger, a landowner from the town of Zeitz, in 1463.

During the Renaissance period, the city of Augsburg was renowned for its skilled craftsmen and artisans. One notable Augsburger was Hans Burgkmair (1473-1531), a renowned German Renaissance painter and printmaker who was born and worked in Augsburg.

In the 17th century, the Augsburger name spread beyond Germany as some families emigrated to other parts of Europe and later to the Americas. One of the earliest recorded Augsburgers in North America was Christian Augsburger, a Swiss-German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania in 1732.

Another prominent individual with the Augsburger surname was Johann Jakob Augsburger (1786-1858), a Swiss politician and member of the Cantonal Council of Bern. He played a significant role in the political affairs of Switzerland during the early 19th century.

The Augsburger name has also been associated with several notable scholars and academics over the centuries. One example is David Augsburger (1933-2021), an American theologian, author, and professor who taught at various institutions, including Eastern Mennonite University and Fuller Theological Seminary.

While the surname Augsburger is most commonly found in Germany, Switzerland, and parts of North America with German and Swiss immigration, it has also been recorded in other countries, reflecting the global diaspora of families bearing this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Augsburger

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

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

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