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

Burnheimer, 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 Burnheimer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Burnheimer in America

Burnheimer is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Burnheimer surname appeared 243 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 Burnheimer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Burnheimer 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 Burnheimer

The surname Burnheimer originated in Germany, with the earliest records dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "burn" meaning "brook" or "stream" and "heim" meaning "home" or "dwelling." This suggests that the name was initially associated with individuals who lived near a brook or stream.

One of the earliest known records of the name Burnheimer can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of documents related to the history of Saxony, dated around 1180. This document mentions a certain "Henricus de Burnheimer" as a landowner in the region.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in the Annales Fuldenses, a chronicle of the Fulda Abbey in present-day Hesse, Germany. The entry from 1268 refers to a "Conradus Burnheimer" who was involved in a legal dispute over land ownership.

The Burnheimer family was also mentioned in the Liber Censualis, a tax record compiled in the early 14th century for the Holy Roman Empire. This document lists several individuals with the surname Burnheimer as landowners and taxpayers in various regions of Germany.

One notable individual with the surname Burnheimer was Johannes Burnheimer, a scholar and theologian who lived in the 15th century. He was born in Mainz, Germany, in 1420 and later became a professor at the University of Heidelberg, where he taught and wrote extensively on theology and philosophy until his death in 1489.

Another prominent figure was Friedrich Burnheimer, a German military officer who served during the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century. Born in 1595 in Nuremberg, he rose through the ranks and became a respected commander known for his strategic prowess. He died in battle in 1648.

In the 18th century, the name Burnheimer was associated with the town of Bornheim, located in the Rhineland region of Germany. This connection is evident in the spelling variation "Bornheimer," which was often used interchangeably with "Burnheimer" during this period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the spelling "Bornheimer" can be found in the records of the University of Göttingen, where a student named Johann Bornheimer was enrolled in 1738.

Another notable individual with this surname was Carl Bornheimer, a German botanist and naturalist who lived from 1773 to 1849. He made significant contributions to the study of plant life and published several works on the flora of Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Burnheimer

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

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

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