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

Denlinger, 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 Denlinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Denlinger in America

Denlinger is the 18043rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Denlinger surname appeared 1,546 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Denlinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Denlinger 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 Denlinger

The surname Denlinger is of German origin, with its roots tracing back to the 16th century in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It is derived from the Old High German words "tenic" meaning "valley" and "linga" meaning "resident," suggesting that the name was originally given to someone who lived in a particular valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Denlinger name can be found in the church records of Esslingen, Germany, where a Johannes Denlinger was documented in 1592. Another early mention appears in the town of Biberach an der Riss, where a Hans Denlinger was registered in 1612.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, many Denlingers emigrated from Germany to North America, particularly to the United States. One notable figure was Johann Adam Denlinger, who was born in 1770 in Wurttemburg, Germany, and later settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1800s.

In the United States, the Denlinger name has been associated with several prominent individuals throughout history. One such person was John Denlinger (1815-1885), a Lutheran minister and educator from Pennsylvania who served as the president of Pennsylvania College (now Gettysburg College) from 1868 to 1884.

Another notable figure was William Henry Denlinger (1856-1917), a businessman and philanthropist from Ohio who founded the Denlinger Wheeled Scraper Company and later became a benefactor of the Ohio State University.

In the field of literature, Jacob Emerson Denlinger (1869-1944) was an American author and educator who wrote several books on English grammar and composition, including "Denlinger's Book of Choice Readings" and "Denlinger's Graded Lessons in Writing."

More recently, Robert Denlinger (1944-2022) was a prominent American actor and director, best known for his roles in productions such as "The Lion King" and "Othello" on Broadway.

Throughout its history, the Denlinger surname has also been associated with various place names and variations in spelling, such as Denlinger Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and the alternative spellings Denlenger and Denliger, which were commonly used in certain regions of Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Denlinger

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

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

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