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

Ebinger, 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 Ebinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ebinger in America

Ebinger is the 33856th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ebinger surname appeared 672 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 Ebinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ebinger 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 Ebinger

The surname Ebinger is believed to have originated in Germany, likely in the southern regions near the Black Forest. It is thought to have derived from the Old High German word "ebini," meaning "flat" or "even," and may have initially referred to a person who lived on or near a flat or level area of land.

One of the earliest known references to the name Ebinger can be found in a 14th-century document from the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, where a certain Konrad Ebinger was mentioned as a landowner. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, the Ebinger name appeared in various church records and tax rolls throughout the German states, indicating its spread across the region. Notable individuals from this period include Hans Ebinger (1516-1584), a noted theologian and reformer from Württemberg, and Matthäus Ebinger (1566-1632), a Lutheran pastor and author from Saxony.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Ebinger name continued to be found in various German records, with some members of the family migrating to other parts of Europe and even to the Americas. One prominent figure was Johannes Ebinger (1628-1701), a German-born artisan and engraver who worked in Amsterdam and is known for his intricate copper engravings.

In the 19th century, the Ebinger name gained wider recognition with the success of the Ebinger family bakery business, founded in Berlin in 1829 by Karl Ebinger. The Ebinger bakeries became renowned for their high-quality breads and pastries, and the family's name became synonymous with fine baked goods in Germany and beyond.

Other notable individuals bearing the Ebinger surname include Friedrich Ebinger (1808-1889), a German landscape painter known for his depictions of the Black Forest region, and Wilhelm Ebinger (1869-1945), a German engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of early automobiles and motorcycles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ebinger

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

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

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