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

Binder, 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 Binder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Binder in America

Binder is the 3660th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Binder surname appeared 9,720 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Binder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Binder 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 Binder

The surname Binder has its origins in Germany and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is an occupational surname, derived from the German word "binder," which refers to a person who bound or tied things together, such as bundles or sheaves of grain or hay. The name may have also been given to those who worked as bookbinders or coopers, crafting wooden barrels and casks.

One of the earliest records of the name Binder can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. It mentions a "Heinricus Binder" in 1267. Another early reference appears in the Hausschatz, a medieval German manuscript from the 14th century, which includes a recipe for a herbal remedy attributed to a "Johann Binder."

The Binder surname can be traced back to various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. In some areas, variations of the spelling existed, such as Bynder or Binnder. The name was also found in Switzerland, where it was sometimes rendered as Binder or Binder.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Binder was Hans Binder, a German painter and engraver who lived in the 16th century (c. 1525-1600). Another notable figure was Johann Sebastian Binder (1661-1736), a German composer and organist from Saxony.

In the 19th century, Johann Michael Binder (1828-1902) was a German-American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Around the same time, the German-born artist Philipp Binder (1846-1913) gained recognition for his landscape paintings.

The surname Binder has also been associated with several places in Germany, such as Bindersleben, a municipality in Thuringia, and Binderhäuser, a district in the city of Hof in Bavaria. These place names likely derived from individuals bearing the Binder surname who lived in or were associated with those locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Binder

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

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

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