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

Dischinger, 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 Dischinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dischinger in America

Dischinger is the 49723rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dischinger surname appeared 422 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 Dischinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dischinger 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 Dischinger

The surname Dischinger is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, Germany, sometime in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Germanic root words "disch" meaning dish or plate, and "inger" which was a common suffix used to denote an occupation or trade. Thus, the name Dischinger likely referred to someone who made or sold dishes, plates, or other pottery items.

One of the earliest known records of the name Dischinger appears in a 16th century tax registry from the town of Augsburg in Bavaria. This document lists a Hans Dischinger, who was a potter by trade, as a resident of the town in 1542. The name is also found in church records from the nearby village of Dillingen, where a family by the name of Dischinger is mentioned as early as 1589.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dischinger name began to spread beyond Bavaria, as members of the family migrated to other parts of Germany and neighboring regions. One notable individual from this period was Johann Dischinger, a master glassblower who was born in Nuremberg in 1673 and became renowned for his intricate and ornate glasswork.

As the name continued to disperse across Europe, it eventually made its way to other countries as well. In the 19th century, a German immigrant named Carl Dischinger settled in the United States, where he established a successful pottery business in the city of Philadelphia. His son, William Dischinger, born in 1842, went on to become a prominent lawyer and politician, serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1881 to 1885.

Another notable figure with the Dischinger surname was the Austrian artist and sculptor Josef Dischinger, who was born in Vienna in 1856. He is best known for his intricate wood carvings and sculptures, many of which can be found in museums and churches throughout Austria and Germany.

In more recent times, the name Dischinger has become associated with the field of engineering and technology. One of the most renowned individuals with this surname was the German aerospace engineer Max Dischinger, who was born in 1887 and made significant contributions to the development of lightweight and durable structures for aircraft and spacecraft.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dischinger

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

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

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