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

Eisenbarth, 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 Eisenbarth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eisenbarth in America

Eisenbarth is the 29986th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eisenbarth surname appeared 783 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 Eisenbarth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eisenbarth 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 Eisenbarth

The surname Eisenbarth originated in the German-speaking regions of central Europe, particularly in areas that are now part of modern-day Germany and Austria. It is believed to have emerged sometime in the late Middle Ages or the early modern period, possibly as early as the 13th or 14th century.

The name Eisenbarth is derived from the German words "Eisen" meaning iron and "Bart" meaning beard. It was likely initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone with a reddish-brown or iron-colored beard, which was then adopted as a hereditary surname. Variations in spelling, such as Eisenbarth, Eisenbart, Eysenbarth, and Eisenbarth, were common in earlier times due to regional dialects and inconsistent record-keeping.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eisenbarth can be found in the Heidelberg Manuscript, a collection of medieval German poetry from the 14th century, which mentions a figure named "Eisenbart der Hüter" (Eisenbart the Guardian). This suggests that the name was already in use by that time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Paulus Eisenbarth (1490-1562) was a German Protestant theologian and reformer who played a role in the religious conflicts of the Reformation era. Another early bearer of the name was Johann Eisenbarth (1559-1629), a German physician and botanist from Saxony.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, several individuals with the surname Eisenbarth made their mark in various fields. Friedrich Wilhelm Eisenbarth (1671-1711) was a German theologian and author, while Johann Andreas Eisenbarth (1661-1727) was a notable lawyer and jurist from Württemberg.

In the 19th century, Johann Gottfried Eisenbarth (1804-1885) was a German composer and choir director who contributed to the development of church music in his region. Additionally, Karl Eisenbarth (1809-1877) was a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin.

As the name Eisenbarth spread across German-speaking regions, it is likely that individuals with this surname also settled in other parts of Europe and beyond, potentially leading to further variations in spelling and pronunciation over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eisenbarth

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

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

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