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

Cawelti, 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 Cawelti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cawelti in America

Cawelti is the 114424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cawelti surname appeared 153 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 Cawelti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cawelti 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 Cawelti

The surname Cawelti is of German origin, with its roots traced back to the Middle Ages in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. The name is derived from the Old German word "Kuowalte," which means "one who tends to cattle" or "cowherd." This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name were likely involved in pastoral or agricultural occupations.

In the early 13th century, the name is documented in historical records as "Kuowalt," with variations such as "Couwalt" and "Couwalde" appearing in different regions. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in a land registry from the town of Bamberg, dated 1242, which mentions a certain "Hans Couwalde" as a landowner.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as the spelling of surnames became more standardized, the name evolved into its current form of "Cawelti." This spelling is thought to have originated in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where a family of Caweltis is recorded as residents in the late 1500s.

Notable historical figures bearing the Cawelti name include Johannes Cawelti (1544-1621), a prominent jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the court of Nuremberg. Another was Wilhelm Cawelti (1677-1743), a renowned artist and engraver whose works adorned many churches and public buildings in Bavaria.

In the 19th century, the name gained some prominence with the birth of Johann Cawelti (1807-1882), a Swiss-born businessman and entrepreneur who established a successful textile manufacturing company in Zurich. His son, Carl Cawelti (1845-1911), continued the family business and expanded it into international markets.

Another notable figure was Emma Cawelti (1872-1949), a pioneering woman in the field of education. Born in Germany, she immigrated to the United States and became one of the first female principals in the state of Missouri, advocating for better educational opportunities for women and children.

While the Cawelti surname may have originated in Germany, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly through immigration and migration patterns. However, its origins and early history remain firmly rooted in the German regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where it emerged as a name associated with pastoral and agricultural occupations in the Middle Ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cawelti

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

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

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