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

Delwiche, 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 Delwiche surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delwiche in America

Delwiche is the 66371st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delwiche surname appeared 298 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 Delwiche.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delwiche 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 Delwiche

The surname Delwiche originates from Germany, where it first appeared in the 16th century. The name is derived from the Middle Low German words "dell" meaning "valley" and "wiche" meaning "dwelling," indicating someone who lived in a valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town of Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony, where a family by the name of Delwiche resided in the late 1500s. The name was also present in various other regions of northern Germany during this time period.

In the 17th century, the Delwiche surname began to spread across Europe as families migrated to other areas. Records show a Delwiche family settling in the Netherlands, where the name was spelled as "Delwich."

One notable figure with this surname was Johann Delwiche, a German composer and organist born in 1654 in Hanover. He is best known for his contributions to the development of the North German organ school.

Another individual of note was Friedrich Delwiche, a Prussian military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. Born in 1782, he achieved the rank of Major General and was awarded the prestigious Pour le Mérite for his bravery in combat.

In the 19th century, the Delwiche surname began to appear in records from the United States, as German immigrants settled in various parts of the country. One such individual was Heinrich Delwiche, born in 1832 in Saxony, who immigrated to Wisconsin in the mid-1800s and became a prominent farmer and landowner.

Another notable American figure was Otto Delwiche, a chemist and biochemist born in 1895 in Wisconsin. He made significant contributions to the understanding of photosynthesis and was a pioneer in the field of biochemical evolution.

Finally, a more recent figure was Wilhelm Delwiche, a German-American painter born in 1905 in Cologne. He emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and became known for his abstract expressionist paintings, which were exhibited in numerous galleries and museums.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delwiche

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

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

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