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

Ebner, 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 Ebner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ebner in America

Ebner is the 9357th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ebner surname appeared 3,476 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 Ebner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ebner 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 Ebner

The surname Ebner is of German origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German word "Ebene," which means "level ground" or "plain." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived on a flat or level area of land.

One of the earliest known references to the Ebner name can be found in historical records from the town of Nürnberg (Nuremberg) in the 14th century. The name appears in various spellings, including Ebner, Ebener, and Ebnauer, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the Ebner surname was Andreas Ebner (c. 1420-1476), a German artist and sculptor known for his work on the Schöne Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain) in Nürnberg. His son, Veit Ebner (c. 1460-1530), was also a renowned sculptor and woodcarver.

Another prominent individual with the Ebner name was Johann Ebner (1637-1698), a German composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister (chapel master) at the court of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

In the 19th century, Jakob Ebner (1812-1885) was a German politician and journalist who played a significant role in the revolutionary movements of 1848-1849 in Germany.

Across the Atlantic, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Ebner name in the United States can be found in the records of Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in the 18th century. Some of these early American Ebners may have originated from the region around the town of Ebenau in present-day Austria.

Throughout history, the Ebner name has also been associated with various place names, such as Ebnersdorf (a village in Austria) and Ebnet (a town in Germany), further reinforcing its connection to the German language and geographic origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ebner

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

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

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