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

Ellerbrock, 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 Ellerbrock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ellerbrock in America

Ellerbrock is the 26630th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ellerbrock surname appeared 915 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 Ellerbrock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ellerbrock 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 Ellerbrock

The surname Ellerbrock is of German origin and dates back to the early medieval period. It is believed to have originated in the region of Westphalia, which was part of the Duchy of Saxony. The name is derived from the Low German words "Eller" meaning alder tree and "brok" meaning brook or stream, suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name lived near an alder brook or stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ellerbrock can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was already in use during this time period.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the records of the city of Münster, which was part of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster. A notable bearer of the name from this era was Johannes Ellerbrock, a merchant and landowner who lived in Münster between 1420 and 1487.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Ellerbrock spread to other parts of Germany, particularly to the regions of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name outside of Westphalia can be found in the church records of the town of Oldenburg, where a family with the surname Ellerbrock is mentioned in the year 1587.

In the 18th century, a prominent bearer of the name was Johann Friedrich Ellerbrock (1721-1795), a German painter and engraver from the city of Osnabrück. His works can be found in several museums and collections throughout Germany.

Another notable individual with the surname Ellerbrock was Carl Ellerbrock (1819-1892), a German businessman and industrialist from the city of Essen. He played a significant role in the development of the coal mining industry in the Ruhr region during the 19th century.

As the name Ellerbrock spread throughout Germany, it also found its way to other parts of Europe and eventually to the United States, where it was brought by German immigrants in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ellerbrock

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

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

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