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

Deisenroth, 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 Deisenroth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deisenroth in America

Deisenroth is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deisenroth surname appeared 216 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 Deisenroth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deisenroth 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 Deisenroth

The surname DEISENROTH is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. The name is a compound word derived from the German words "Deise" and "Roth," which together mean "Red Marsh" or "Red Swamp." The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical records from the region of Bavaria, Germany, dating back to the 13th century.

The name's etymology suggests that it may have originally been a topographic name, referring to a person who lived near a red marsh or swampy area. Alternatively, it could have been an occupational name for someone who worked in or around such a marshy environment.

In the late 14th century, a document from the city of Nuremberg mentions a man named Hans Deisenroth, who was a merchant and landowner. This is one of the earliest known references to the name in written records.

During the 16th century, the name appears in various church registers and census records from the towns and villages of southern Germany, including Bamberg, Würzburg, and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

One notable bearer of the DEISENROTH name was Johann Deisenroth, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1640 to 1705. He was a professor at the University of Altdorf and wrote several influential works on theology and philosophy.

Another significant figure with this surname was Karl Deisenroth (1828-1892), a German painter and illustrator known for his landscape paintings and illustrations of folk tales and legends.

In the 19th century, the name DEISENROTH began to spread beyond the borders of Germany, with some families emigrating to other parts of Europe and the Americas. One notable individual from this time was Wilhelm Deisenroth (1853-1922), a German-American architect who designed several prominent buildings in Chicago, including the Germania Club building and the Schoenhofen Brewery.

Other noteworthy individuals with the surname DEISENROTH include Hans Deisenroth (1900-1976), a German politician and member of the Bundestag (the German federal parliament), and Michael Deisenroth (born 1986), a German computer scientist and professor at University College London, known for his work in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

While the name DEISENROTH has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, with families bearing this surname found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deisenroth

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

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

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