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

Drumheller, 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 Drumheller surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Drumheller in America

Drumheller is the 15727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Drumheller surname appeared 1,854 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 Drumheller.

We can also compare 2010 data for Drumheller 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 Drumheller

The surname Drumheller is of German origin, derived from the Old High German word "trum," meaning drum or drumbeat, and "heller," which refers to a resounding sound or echo. It is believed to have originated in the 11th or 12th century, indicating that the name may have been given to someone who played the drum or lived near a location where the sound of drumbeats could be heard.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Drumheller can be found in the historical records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, Germany, where a Johannes Drumheller was mentioned in a document dated 1342. This suggests that the name was already well-established in that region by the 14th century.

In the 16th century, the Drumheller name appeared in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a notable figure, Hans Drumheller (1510-1578), was a prominent merchant and member of the city council. His son, Jakob Drumheller (1548-1621), followed in his footsteps and became a respected businessman and civic leader in Nuremberg.

The surname Drumheller has also been associated with places named after individuals bearing this name. For example, the town of Drumheller in Alberta, Canada, was named after a coal mine operator named Samuel Drumheller (1828-1910), who established a mining operation in the area in the late 19th century.

Another notable figure with the Drumheller surname was Johann Jakob Drumheller (1774-1845), a German philosopher and educator who taught at the University of Heidelberg. His writings on ethics and moral philosophy were widely influential in the early 19th century.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the Drumheller name was Johann Georg Drumheller (1720-1803), a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century. His descendants went on to establish themselves in various parts of the country, contributing to the spread of this surname across North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Drumheller

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

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

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