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

Eidenier, 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 Eidenier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eidenier in America

Eidenier is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eidenier surname appeared 112 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 Eidenier.

The history of the last name Eidenier

The surname Eidenier has its origins in Germany, likely emerging in the 15th or 16th century. It is believed to be a variant of the German surname Eidner, which itself derived from the German word "Eid," meaning "oath." This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname referring to someone who administered oaths, such as a court official or notary.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eidenier can be found in the 1568 German census records from the town of Nuremberg, where a family by the name of Eidenier is listed as residing in the city. This early appearance of the name in written records lends credence to the theory of its German origin.

In the 17th century, the name Eidenier appears in various church records and legal documents from the German states of Bavaria and Saxony. For instance, a man named Hans Eidenier was born in 1612 in the town of Regensburg, Bavaria, and served as a local magistrate until his death in 1679.

As German immigrants began to settle in other parts of Europe and the Americas in the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Eidenier spread to other regions. One notable early bearer of the name was Johann Eidenier, born in 1743 in the town of Ansbach, Bavaria. He emigrated to the United States in 1768 and fought in the American Revolutionary War as part of the German Auxiliary Forces.

In the 19th century, the name Eidenier is found in historical records from various parts of Germany, as well as in immigrant communities in the United States and Canada. One prominent figure was Friedrich Eidenier, born in 1825 in Saxony, who became a respected linguist and professor at the University of Leipzig.

While the name Eidenier is relatively uncommon, it has persisted through the centuries, with bearers of the name making contributions in various fields. In the 20th century, notable individuals with the surname Eidenier include the German-American architect Hans Eidenier (1901-1987) and the British novelist and playwright Margaret Eidenier (1920-2002).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eidenier

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

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 Eidenier 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.

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

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