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

Eisenmenger, 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 Eisenmenger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eisenmenger in America

Eisenmenger is the 35812th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eisenmenger surname appeared 627 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 Eisenmenger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eisenmenger 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 Eisenmenger

The surname Eisenmenger is of German origin, derived from the German words "eisen" meaning "iron" and "menger" meaning "dealer" or "trader." This suggests that the name was likely first used to identify someone who worked as an iron merchant or ironmonger.

The name can be traced back to the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century, when surnames became more common in Germanic regions. Eisenmenger was likely first used in areas of present-day Germany and Austria, where iron mining and trading were significant industries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eisenmenger appears in a document from 1412 in the city of Nuremberg, referring to a certain Hans Eisenmenger, who was listed as an ironmonger. This suggests that the name was already established as a surname by the early 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name Eisenmenger can be found in various records and documents from different regions of Germany and Austria. For example, a Johann Eisenmenger is mentioned in a tax record from the town of Freiberg, Saxony, in 1567.

Notable individuals with the surname Eisenmenger include Johannes Eisenmenger (1654-1704), a German Catholic theologian and Orientalist who wrote extensively about Judaism. His work, "Entdecktes Judenthum" (Judaism Unmasked), was a controversial and polemical work that portrayed Judaism in a negative light.

Another prominent figure was Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1661-1704), a German physician and anatomist who made significant contributions to the study of congenital heart defects. The condition known as Eisenmenger syndrome, a form of cyanotic heart disease, is named after him.

In the 19th century, August Eisenmenger (1830-1907) was a notable German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Vienna, including the Votivkirche and the Palais Ephrussi.

Other notable individuals with the surname include Otto Eisenmenger (1878-1942), an Austrian politician and lawyer who served as the Mayor of Vienna from 1932 to 1938, and Peter Eisenmenger (born 1946), a German sculptor and artist known for his large-scale public installations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eisenmenger

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

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

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