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

Bartsch, 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 Bartsch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bartsch in America

Bartsch is the 12914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bartsch surname appeared 2,381 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bartsch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bartsch 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 Bartsch

The surname Bartsch is of German origin, and it can be traced back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 13th centuries. The name is believed to have originated in the regions of Saxony and Silesia, which were part of the Holy Roman Empire at the time.

Bartsch is derived from the German word "Bart," which means "beard." It is likely that the surname was initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who had a prominent or distinctive beard. The suffix "-sch" is a common Germanization of Slavic surnames, suggesting that the name may have been adopted or influenced by the Slavic population living in those regions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Bartsch can be found in the Liber Feudorum Terrae Budissinensis, a 14th-century register of feudal landholdings in the area around Bautzen, Saxony. The document mentions a "Bartsch de Gladitz" in the year 1349.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various historical records, including the Reformation-era writings of Martin Luther. One notable figure from this period is Johannes Bartsch, a German theologian and mathematician born in Nuremberg in 1553.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bartsch surname spread across different parts of Germany and neighboring countries. Some notable individuals from this time include Johann Adam Bartsch (1757-1821), a German painter and engraver, and Georg Bartsch (1768-1819), a German painter and etcher.

In the 19th century, the name gained prominence with individuals such as Karl Friedrich Bartsch (1779-1853), a German philologist and scholar of Germanic literature, and Johann Bartsch (1826-1888), a German botanist and bryologist.

Another significant figure was Karl Bartsch (1832-1888), a German linguist and philologist who made significant contributions to the study of Middle High German literature and language. He was born in Sprottau, Silesia, and spent much of his academic career at the University of Heidelberg.

As the Bartsch family spread throughout Europe, variations of the name emerged, such as Bartsche, Bartschke, and Bartzsch. Some places where the name was prevalent included towns and villages like Barczew in Poland (formerly Bartsch in Prussia) and Bartošovice in the Czech Republic (formerly Bartelsdorf in Austria-Hungary).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bartsch

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

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

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