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

Biederwolf, 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 Biederwolf surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Biederwolf in America

Biederwolf is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Biederwolf surname appeared 112 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 Biederwolf.

We can also compare 2010 data for Biederwolf 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 Biederwolf

The surname BIEDERWOLF originated in Germany during the 16th century. It is a compound surname derived from the German words "bieder" meaning "honest" or "simple," and "wolf" meaning "wolf." The name likely referred to someone who was considered an honest and straightforward person, perhaps with a wolf-like demeanor or physical characteristics.

The earliest recorded instances of the BIEDERWOLF surname can be traced back to the region of Saxony in central Germany. In the 1500s, the name appeared in various municipal records and church registers in towns like Leipzig and Dresden. It is believed that the surname might have been adopted by families who lived in or near areas with a significant wolf population.

One of the earliest known individuals with the BIEDERWOLF surname was Johann Biederwolf, a blacksmith born in Leipzig in 1567. He is mentioned in the city's guild records from the late 16th century. Another notable early figure was Hans Biederwolf, a farmer from the village of Großbardau in Saxony, whose name appears in land ownership records dating back to the early 1600s.

In the 18th century, the BIEDERWOLF surname began to spread beyond Saxony as families migrated to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries. Christoph Biederwolf (1715-1789), a merchant from Dresden, is recorded as having settled in the city of Strasbourg in present-day France. His descendants continued to use the BIEDERWOLF name in the Alsace region.

One of the most prominent individuals with the BIEDERWOLF surname was Friedrich Biederwolf (1820-1892), a German theologian and professor at the University of Greifswald. He authored several influential works on biblical exegesis and was widely respected in academic circles during the 19th century.

Another noteworthy figure was Carl Biederwolf (1865-1937), a German-American evangelist and author who founded the Winona Lake Bible Conference in Indiana, United States. He was a prominent figure in the early 20th century evangelical movement and wrote numerous books on Christian faith and theology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Biederwolf

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

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

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