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

Elbert, 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 Elbert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Elbert in America

Elbert is the 9716th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Elbert surname appeared 3,339 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 Elbert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Elbert 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 Elbert

The surname ELBERT is believed to have originated in Germany during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Germanic personal name Albrecht, which is composed of the elements "ald" meaning "old" and "beraht" meaning "bright" or "illustrious."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname ELBERT can be found in various German records and manuscripts from the 14th and 15th centuries. One notable example is the mention of a Johannes Elbert in a land deed from the city of Cologne in 1387.

The name likely evolved from the more common spelling of Albrecht through various regional dialectal variations and variations in pronunciation. In some areas, the name may have been influenced by place names or other geographical features, leading to slight differences in spelling or pronunciation.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as migration and travel became more common, the ELBERT surname began to spread beyond its original German heartland. It can be found in records from neighboring regions such as the Netherlands, where it may have been influenced by Dutch naming traditions.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the ELBERT surname was Johann Elbert, a German Lutheran theologian and writer who lived from 1554 to 1622. Another notable figure was Samuel Gotthold Elbert, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1687 to 1765 and wrote extensively on Roman law.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the ELBERT surname continued to spread throughout Europe and beyond, carried by waves of emigration and exploration. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Elbert Theodor von Tschirner, a German-Russian statesman and diplomat who lived from 1782 to 1844 and served as the Governor-General of the Russian Empire's Baltic provinces.

Another individual of note was Louis Frédéric Elbert, a French painter and engraver who lived from 1795 to 1876 and was known for his landscape and genre paintings.

As the name spread across continents, it took on various spellings and adaptations in different languages and cultures, but the core Germanic roots remained intact. Today, the ELBERT surname can be found in many parts of the world, a testament to its rich history and enduring legacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Elbert

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

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

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