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

Eggebrecht, 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 Eggebrecht surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eggebrecht in America

Eggebrecht is the 40261st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eggebrecht surname appeared 544 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 Eggebrecht.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eggebrecht 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 Eggebrecht

The surname Eggebrecht originated in the northern regions of Germany during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German words "egge," meaning "edge" or "ridge," and "brecht," meaning "to break or cultivate." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived or worked near a cultivated ridge or edge of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eggebrecht appears in the German town of Goslar in the 14th century. A document from 1372 mentions a man named Hinrich Eggebrecht, who was a farmer in the region. This indicates that the name was already well-established in northern Germany by that time.

The Eggebrecht name can also be found in various historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries, including church registers and tax records from towns like Hanover and Lübeck. These records often include slight variations in the spelling, such as Eggebrecht, Eggebrecht, or Eggenbrecht.

Several notable individuals have borne the Eggebrecht surname throughout history. One example is Johann Christoph Eggebrecht (1638-1701), a German composer and organist who served at the St. Petri Church in Hamburg. Another is Hans Eggebrecht (1919-1999), a German musicologist and professor at the University of Freiburg.

Other individuals with this surname include:

1. Heinrich Eggebrecht (1855-1935), a German politician and member of the Reichstag.
2. Arne Eggebrecht (born 1935), a German literary scholar and professor at the University of Göttingen.
3. Karl Eggebrecht (1885-1958), a German architect known for his work in Berlin and Hamburg.
4. Hannelore Eggebrecht (1923-2007), a German painter and graphic artist.
5. Christoph Eggebrecht (born 1944), a German conductor and former director of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.

While the name Eggebrecht is most common in northern Germany, it has also spread to other parts of Europe and the world due to migration and immigration. However, the surname remains closely tied to its Germanic roots and the historical regions where it first emerged.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eggebrecht

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

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

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