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

Crickenberger, 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 Crickenberger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crickenberger in America

Crickenberger is the 49177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crickenberger surname appeared 428 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 Crickenberger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Crickenberger 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 Crickenberger

The surname Crickenberger is believed to have originated in Germany, likely in the regions of Bavaria or Saxony, sometime around the 16th or 17th century. It is thought to be derived from a combination of the Middle High German words "kricke," meaning a shepherd's crook or staff, and "berg," meaning a hill or mountain.

This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived or worked in the hills or mountains, perhaps as a shepherd or a farmer. Variations of the spelling include Krickenberger, Krikenberger, and Krickenberg.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a document from the town of Kirchheim unter Teck in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, dated 1612. It mentions a certain Hans Crickenberger, who was a landowner and farmer in the area.

Another notable early reference is in the church records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a town in Bavaria, which lists the birth of Johann Crickenberger in 1674. He later became a respected merchant and member of the town council.

In the 18th century, a Crickenberger family settled in the Black Forest region of Germany. One of their descendants, Friedrich Crickenberger (1747-1821), was a celebrated woodcarver and sculptor who created intricate works for churches and wealthy patrons throughout the area.

As the name spread beyond its original German roots, it also found its way to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. In the United States, one of the earliest known bearers of the name was Johann Philipp Crickenberger (1781-1856), who immigrated from Württemberg, Germany, and settled in Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.

Another notable American with this surname was William Henry Crickenberger (1841-1921), a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War who later became a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Ohio.

While not an exhaustive list, these examples provide a glimpse into the rich history and geographic spread of the Crickenberger surname over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crickenberger

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

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

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