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

Bauser, 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 Bauser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bauser in America

Bauser is the 73215th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bauser surname appeared 265 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 Bauser.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bauser 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 Bauser

The surname Bauser is believed to have originated in Germany, where it first appeared in historical records during the 13th century. It is derived from the Old German word "bus," which means "dwelling" or "house," and was likely used as a descriptive surname for someone who lived in or owned a notable residence.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bauser name can be found in the Bavarian town of Augsburg, where a certain Conradus Bauser was mentioned in a municipal record from 1286. This suggests that the name had already been established in southern Germany by the late Middle Ages.

In the 14th century, the Bauser surname began to appear in other parts of German-speaking Europe, including Austria and Switzerland. For example, a Hans Bauser was documented in a Swiss census from 1352, while a Wilhelm Bauser was listed as a resident of Vienna in 1387.

The name Bauser may also have connections to various place names in Germany, such as Bausendorf, a village in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. It's possible that some early bearers of the surname hailed from or resided in locations with similar names.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have carried the Bauser surname. One of the earliest was Johann Bauser (1515-1588), a German theologian and Protestant reformer who served as a professor at the University of Jena. Another was Caspar Bauser (1560-1629), a German jurist and legal scholar who authored several influential works on Roman law.

In the 18th century, Johann Michael Bauser (1712-1783) was a prominent German architect and builder, known for his work on churches and public buildings in the Baroque style. Later, in the 19th century, Carl Bauser (1838-1912) was a German botanist and plant collector who made significant contributions to the study of flora in South America.

One of the most famous bearers of the Bauser name was the German painter and printmaker Max Bauser (1884-1957), whose works were part of the Expressionist movement and explored themes of urban life and social commentary.

These are just a few examples of the historical figures who have carried the Bauser surname, which has its roots in the medieval German language and has been documented across various regions of German-speaking Europe for centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bauser

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

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

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