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

Eifler, 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 Eifler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eifler in America

Eifler is the 46902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eifler surname appeared 453 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 Eifler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eifler 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 Eifler

The surname Eifler is of German origin, derived from the region of Eifel, a low mountain range in western Germany. The name likely emerged during the Middle Ages, when surnames were adopted to differentiate individuals from the same locality.

Eifler is a topographic surname, indicating that the earliest bearers of this name resided near or originated from the Eifel region. The word "Eifel" is believed to be derived from the Latin word "Äviliaco," which means "the area of the Avila," referring to the ancient Germanic tribe that inhabited the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eifler can be found in the 14th century Cologne Chronicle, a historical record of the city of Cologne. The chronicle mentions an individual named Johannes Eifler, who was a merchant and citizen of Cologne during that time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Eifler was Hans Eifler, a German painter born in Worms in 1520. He was known for his religious paintings and worked extensively in the Rhineland region. Another prominent figure was Johann Eifler, a German theologian and philosopher born in Erfurt in 1609.

The Eifler name also appeared in various historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries, including church registers and land deeds. For instance, a family named Eifler was recorded as owning a farm in the village of Nideggen, located in the Eifel region, in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, a notable individual with the surname Eifler was Friedrich Eifler, a German architect born in 1825 in Wiesbaden. He designed several notable buildings in the Rhineland region, including the Wiesbaden Town Hall and the Wiesbaden Kurhaus.

Another significant figure was Karl Eifler, a German entrepreneur born in 1856 in Cologne. He founded the Eifler Brewery, which became one of the largest breweries in the Rhineland region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

These examples illustrate the historical presence of the surname Eifler in various parts of Germany, particularly in the Rhineland and Eifel regions, where the name originated and was most prevalent throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eifler

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

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

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