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

Draheim, 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 Draheim surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Draheim in America

Draheim is the 26422nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Draheim surname appeared 924 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 Draheim.

We can also compare 2010 data for Draheim 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 Draheim

The surname Draheim is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German words "dra" meaning "to turn" or "to twist," and "heim," signifying "home" or "village." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived in a village located near a bend in a river or road.

The earliest known records of the Draheim surname date back to the 13th century in the regions of Lower Saxony and Westphalia in northern Germany. In these areas, the name was often spelled as "Dreheim" or "Dreyheim" in its older forms.

One of the earliest documented references to the Draheim name can be found in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bremen, where a person named Johannes Dreheim was mentioned in a record from the year 1287.

Another notable historical figure with this surname was Hans Draheim, a German painter and woodcarver who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He is known for his contributions to the altarpiece in the Church of St. James in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a town in Bavaria.

In the 16th century, the Draheim family was also recorded as landowners in the village of Altenhagen, near the city of Hannover. One member of this family, Christoph Draheim, born in 1542, was a respected merchant and civic leader in the region.

During the 17th century, the Draheim surname began to spread beyond northern Germany, with some individuals bearing this name settling in other parts of the country, as well as in neighboring regions such as the Netherlands and Denmark.

One notable figure from this period was Johann Draheim, a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Rostock, who lived from 1625 to 1695. He was known for his writings on Protestant theology and his contributions to the academic discourse of his time.

As the centuries passed, the Draheim name continued to be represented across various fields and professions, including academia, arts, and politics. Notable individuals include Karl Draheim, a German politician and member of the Reichstag (the parliament of the German Empire) in the late 19th century, and Erich Draheim, a German architect and urban planner who worked in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Draheim

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

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

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