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

Beissel, 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 Beissel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beissel in America

Beissel is the 40745th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beissel surname appeared 536 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 Beissel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beissel 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 Beissel

The surname Beissel originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, specifically in areas now located within modern-day Germany and Switzerland. Its roots can be traced back to the Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name is believed to derive from the German word "Beissel," which means "a small hammer" or "a pickaxe." This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname, referring to someone who worked as a blacksmith, miner, or in a related trade that involved the use of hammers or pickaxes.

One of the earliest documented references to the Beissel surname can be found in the records of the city of Strasbourg, located in present-day France, where a man named Johannes Beissel was mentioned in 1355. Another early record dates back to 1404, when a Hans Beissel was listed in the town of Rottweil, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Throughout the centuries, the Beissel surname has appeared in various historical documents and records across German-speaking regions. Notable individuals with this surname include Johann Conrad Beissel (1690-1768), a German-American religious leader and founder of the Ephrata Cloister in Pennsylvania, and Friedrich Beissel (1819-1892), a German architect known for designing several churches and public buildings in Baden-Württemberg.

Other notable figures with the Beissel surname include Johann Georg Beissel (1763-1838), a German botanist and physician, and Max Beissel (1863-1940), a German theologian and scholar who specialized in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The Beissel surname has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations in Germany and Switzerland. For example, the village of Beiselskirchen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is believed to have derived its name from the Beissel family, who may have resided in the area during the Middle Ages.

While the Beissel surname has its origins in German-speaking regions, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through emigration and migration patterns over the centuries. However, its historical roots and earliest recorded instances remain closely tied to the German-speaking regions of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beissel

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

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

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