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

Bartell, 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 Bartell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bartell in America

Bartell is the 7084th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bartell surname appeared 4,726 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Bartell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bartell 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 Bartell

The surname Bartell is of German origin, derived from the personal name Bartholomew, which ultimately traces its roots back to the Aramaic name Bar-Talmay, meaning "son of the furrow" or "son of the ploughman." The name first emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th century, in various parts of Germany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bartell can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. In this document, a certain Henricus Bartell is mentioned as a landowner in the town of Merseburg.

During the 14th century, the Bartell name appeared in various records from the Rhineland region of Germany, particularly in the city of Cologne. One notable figure from this era was Johannes Bartell, a prominent merchant and member of the city council in Cologne, who lived between 1325 and 1392.

As the centuries progressed, the Bartell name spread across Germany and into neighboring countries, with variations in spelling emerging, such as Bartel, Barthel, and Bartells. In the 16th century, a prominent figure bearing this surname was Hans Bartell, a German Renaissance painter and engraver, born in Nuremberg around 1495.

Another notable individual was Johann Bartell, a German composer and organist who lived from 1675 to 1738. He is best known for his contributions to the development of the Protestant church music tradition in Germany during the Baroque period.

In the 19th century, Carl Bartell, a German-American botanist and horticulturist, made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the United States. He was born in Saxony in 1823 and later immigrated to the United States, where he worked as a botanist and horticulturist for various institutions, including the Missouri Botanical Garden.

While the surname Bartell has its origins in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. However, its earliest roots can be traced back to the German regions, where it emerged as a patronymic name derived from the personal name Bartholomew.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bartell

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

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

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