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

Eisenhauer, 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 Eisenhauer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eisenhauer in America

Eisenhauer is the 11007th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eisenhauer surname appeared 2,890 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 Eisenhauer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eisenhauer 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 Eisenhauer

The surname Eisenhauer originated in Germany and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the German words "eisen," meaning iron, and "hauer," meaning hewer or cutter. This suggests that the name was originally an occupational name for an ironworker or blacksmith.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eisenhauer can be found in the records of Saxony, a state in eastern Germany, dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed that the name first emerged in this region, where iron mining and metalworking were important industries.

During the Middle Ages, the Eisenhauer name was also found in various forms such as Eisenhauer, Eisenhawer, and Eisenhawwer. These variations in spelling were common before the standardization of surnames.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Eisenhauer began to spread across different regions of Germany, as families migrated in search of new opportunities or fled religious persecution.

One notable bearer of the name Eisenhauer was Johann Georg Eisenhauer, a German philosopher and theologian born in 1677 in Saxony. He is known for his works on metaphysics and natural theology.

Another historical figure with the surname Eisenhauer was Johann Friedrich Eisenhauer, a German mathematician and astronomer born in 1732 in Saxony. He made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and published several works on astronomy.

In the 19th century, the Eisenhauer name started to appear in records outside of Germany, as some families emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. This was likely due to economic and political factors, as well as the desire for new opportunities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eisenhauer in the United States can be found in the records of Pennsylvania, where a family of German immigrants settled in the late 18th century.

Johann Eisenhauer, born in 1795 in Germany, was a prominent figure in the early German-American community in Pennsylvania. He was a successful businessman and philanthropist, known for his support of various charitable causes.

Another notable bearer of the Eisenhauer name was Friedrich Wilhelm Eisenhauer, a German-American artist born in 1825 in Saxony. He immigrated to the United States in the mid-19th century and became known for his landscape paintings depicting the American frontier.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eisenhauer

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

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

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