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

Bischoff, 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 Bischoff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bischoff in America

Bischoff is the 5077th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bischoff surname appeared 6,897 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Bischoff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bischoff 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 Bischoff

The surname Bischoff originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German word "Bischof," which means "bishop." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this name may have been employed by or associated with a bishop or church official.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bischoff name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the 12th century. The name is also mentioned in various other historical records from German-speaking regions during this period.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Johannes Bischoff was a prominent scholar and rector at the University of Vienna. He lived from around 1340 to 1410 and made significant contributions to the field of theology during his time.

Another early bearer of the Bischoff name was Gottfried Bischoff, a German poet and writer who lived from 1497 to 1560. He is best known for his allegorical work "Teurdank," which was published in 1517 and considered an important literary achievement of the Renaissance era.

In the 17th century, a notable individual named Johann Bischoff (1624-1693) was a German mathematician and astronomer. He made important contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern astronomy.

During the 18th century, the Bischoff name was also associated with the town of Bischofsheim, located in the state of Hesse, Germany. This place name likely derived from the German words "Bischof" (bishop) and "Heim" (home), suggesting a connection between the surname and this particular town.

As the Bischoff name spread throughout Germany and beyond, it was also adopted by several notable figures in various fields, including Johann Nicolaus Bischoff (1749-1831), a German botanist and naturalist, and Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm Bischoff (1807-1882), a renowned German anatomist and embryologist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bischoff

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

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

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