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

Darmstadt, 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 Darmstadt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Darmstadt in America

Darmstadt is the 111426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Darmstadt surname appeared 158 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 Darmstadt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Darmstadt 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 Darmstadt

The surname Darmstadt originates from the city of Darmstadt in the German state of Hesse. The name can be traced back to the 11th century when it was first recorded as "Darmundestat" in Old High German, meaning "at the Darm waterway".

The city of Darmstadt was founded by the Counts of Katzenelnbogen in 1330. The surname Darmstadt likely emerged around this time, initially referring to people who lived in or were associated with the city. Over time, variants such as Darmstatt, Darmstadter, and Darmstedter became common spellings.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the 1493 Weisthümer, a collection of legal records from the Wetterau region near Darmstadt. The document mentions a certain "Henn Darmstedter" from the nearby town of Münster.

In the 16th century, the Darmstadt family rose to prominence in the region. Philipp Darmstadt (1532-1601) was a respected jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Imperial Chamber Court. His son, Johann Darmstadt (1569-1642), was a prominent theologian and author of several religious texts.

During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the city of Darmstadt was heavily damaged, and many Darmstadt families were forced to flee. This likely contributed to the spread of the surname across Germany and neighboring regions.

In the 18th century, Georg Christoph Darmstadt (1722-1799) was a noted botanist and professor at the University of Marburg. He published several works on plant taxonomy and is credited with naming several plant species.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Darmstadt (1785-1865), a German historian and archivist who conducted extensive research on the history of the Principality of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Beyond Germany, the surname Darmstadt can be found in various parts of Europe and North America, likely due to emigration over the centuries. For example, John Darmstadt (1849-1927) was a successful entrepreneur and industrialist in Pennsylvania, United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Darmstadt

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

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

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