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

Beckenhauer, 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 Beckenhauer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beckenhauer in America

Beckenhauer is the 97210th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beckenhauer surname appeared 187 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 Beckenhauer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beckenhauer 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 Beckenhauer

The surname Beckenhauer originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded examples dating back to the 13th century. It is a locative surname, derived from the name of a place, most likely a town or village called "Becken" or something similar. The suffix "-hauer" likely refers to someone who lived in or near a wooded area, as it is derived from the Old High German word "houwan," meaning "to hew" or "to cut."

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Beckenhauer can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, dating back to 1270. In this record, a certain "Henricus Beckenhauer" is mentioned as a landowner in the region.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the Beckenhauer name appeared in various historical records across different regions of Germany, indicating that the family had spread out over time. For instance, a Johann Beckenhauer was mentioned in a land registry in the city of Nuremberg in 1417.

In the 16th century, a notable Beckenhauer was Hans Beckenhauer (1498-1569), a German Protestant reformer and theologian. He was a follower of Martin Luther and played a role in the spread of the Reformation in the regions of Saxony and Thuringia.

Another significant figure bearing the Beckenhauer name was Friedrich Beckenhauer (1635-1703), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor of law at the University of Leipzig. He authored several influential works on civil and canon law.

In the 19th century, a Beckenhauer of note was Wilhelm Beckenhauer (1822-1896), a German-American artist and landscape painter. He immigrated to the United States in the mid-19th century and became known for his depictions of the American West and the Rocky Mountains.

Throughout the centuries, the Beckenhauer name has undergone various spelling variations, such as Beckenhauer, Beckenhäuer, Beckenhower, and Beckenhawer, reflecting regional linguistic differences and changes over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beckenhauer

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

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

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