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

Awalt, 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 Awalt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Awalt in America

Awalt is the 30442nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Awalt surname appeared 767 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 Awalt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Awalt 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 Awalt

The surname "AWALT" is believed to have its origins in the Germanic region of Europe, specifically in the area that is now modern-day Germany. The name is thought to date back to the early Middle Ages, around the 8th or 9th century CE.

One theory suggests that the name "AWALT" is derived from the Old German word "awald," which meant "ancient forest" or "primeval woods." This could indicate that the earliest bearers of this surname lived in or near a dense, ancient forest. Another possibility is that the name is a variation of the Old German name "Adalwald," which combines the elements "adal" (noble) and "wald" (ruler).

In terms of historical references, the name "AWALT" does not appear to be recorded in any major medieval manuscripts or records, such as the Domesday Book or the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. However, this does not necessarily mean the name did not exist during that time, as many early records were incomplete or have been lost over the centuries.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname "AWALT" that can be found dates back to the late 13th century, when a man named Heinrich Awalt was mentioned in a land registry in the town of Augsburg, in what is now Bavaria, Germany. Another early record is from the year 1387, when a woman named Greta Awalt was listed as a landowner in the village of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, also in Bavaria.

One notable individual who bore the surname "AWALT" was Johann Awalt (1492-1567), a German Renaissance painter and engraver who was active in Nuremberg. His works included religious paintings and intricate engravings, some of which can still be found in museums and art collections today.

Another person of note was Ulrich Awalt (1624-1689), a German Baroque composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister (chapel master) at the court of the Dukes of Württemberg in Stuttgart. His compositions included church music, instrumental pieces, and secular songs.

In the 19th century, there was a German author and poet named Friedrich Awalt (1817-1892) who wrote several novels and collections of poetry, though he is not widely known today outside of literary circles.

More recently, there was a German-American architect named Hans Awalt (1914-2003) who designed several notable buildings in the United States, including the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University and the Mies van der Rohe Memorial Pavilion in Chicago.

It is worth noting that while the surname "AWALT" appears to have originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through emigration and migration patterns over the past few centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Awalt

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

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

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