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

Dessecker, 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 Dessecker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dessecker in America

Dessecker is the 93921st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dessecker surname appeared 195 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 Dessecker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dessecker 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 Dessecker

The surname Dessecker has its origins in Germany, likely emerging in the late Middle Ages or early modern period. It may have derived from the German words "dess" or "des," meaning "the," and "ecker," which could refer to a field, ridge, or corner of land. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked on a particular plot of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Dessecker name can be found in a historical document from the town of Flörsheim, located in the German state of Hesse, dating back to the 16th century. This document mentions a certain Johann Dessecker, who was a landowner in the region during that time.

In the 17th century, the Dessecker name appears in various church records from the Palatinate region of Germany, which was a major center of German migration to other parts of Europe and the American colonies during that period. This could indicate that some Desseckers may have been among the early German settlers in places like Pennsylvania and other parts of the United States.

The earliest known person of note with the Dessecker surname was Hans Dessecker (1525-1592), a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Nuremberg, who played a significant role in the city's trade and governance during the Renaissance era.

Another notable figure was Johann Dessecker (1678-1744), a Lutheran pastor and theologian from the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, who authored several influential works on Protestant doctrine and theology during the Age of Enlightenment.

In the 19th century, Wilhelm Dessecker (1815-1879) was a German artist and painter known for his landscapes and scenes of rural life, many of which were exhibited in galleries across Germany and Europe.

Towards the end of the 19th century, Karl Dessecker (1853-1927) was a German engineer and inventor who patented several innovative designs for steam engines and industrial machinery, contributing to the technological advancements of the Industrial Revolution.

Finally, in the early 20th century, Hildegard Dessecker (1904-1992) was a German writer and poet who gained recognition for her novels and poems exploring themes of love, loss, and the human condition, many of which were published in her later years.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dessecker

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

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

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