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

Deusenberry, 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 Deusenberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deusenberry in America

Deusenberry is the 123796th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deusenberry surname appeared 139 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 Deusenberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deusenberry 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 Deusenberry

The surname Deusenberry has its origins in Germany, dating back to the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the German words "deus" meaning "God" and "berry" referring to a hill or small mountain, suggesting the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a hill or mountain associated with a religious site or church.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town records of Aalen, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, from the year 1487. Here, a man named Hans Deusenberry is listed as a landowner. The spelling at the time was "Deusenberre", with variations such as "Deusenbery" and "Deusenberri" also appearing in other historical documents from the region.

In the 16th century, the name can be found in the parish records of the town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, also in Baden-Württemberg. A family by the name of Deusenberry is recorded as residing in the village of Hussenhofen, which was then part of the parish.

The name later spread to other parts of Europe, with records showing families bearing the surname in regions such as Switzerland and the Netherlands. One notable individual was Johannes Deusenberry, a Dutch merchant who lived in Amsterdam in the late 17th century and was involved in the spice trade with the East Indies.

In the 18th century, the name appears to have made its way to England, possibly through German immigrants or merchants. A record from 1723 in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, mentions a William Deusenberry who was a freeman of the town.

Another individual of note was Johann Deusenberry, a German-born artist who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was known for his landscape paintings and worked primarily in the Romantic style. Some of his works can be found in art galleries in Germany and Austria.

As families bearing the name spread further across Europe and eventually to other parts of the world, the spelling evolved to include variations such as Deusenberry, Deusenbury, and Deusberry, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deusenberry

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

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

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