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

Elsass, 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 Elsass surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Elsass in America

Elsass is the 37735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Elsass surname appeared 589 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 Elsass.

We can also compare 2010 data for Elsass 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 Elsass

The surname "ELSASS" originated in the Alsace region of eastern France, near the border with Germany. It is derived from the old German word "Elsaz", meaning "foreign settlement". The name first appeared in records during the 8th century, when the area was part of the Frankish Kingdom.

In the Middle Ages, the Alsace region was a prosperous center of trade and culture, and the name Elsass became associated with merchants and artisans. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is found in the Codex Laureshamensis, a medieval manuscript from the Abbey of Lorsch, dated around 800 AD.

During the 11th century, the Elsass name appears in various charters and land deeds from the region. One notable figure was Konrad Elsass, a wealthy landowner and patron of the arts, who lived in the town of Strasbourg in the late 12th century.

As the Alsace region shifted between French and German control over the centuries, the name Elsass took on various spellings, such as Elsaesser, Elsasser, and Elssaesser. In the 16th century, a prominent figure with the name was Johann Elsass, a Protestant reformer and theologian born in Strasbourg in 1524.

In the 17th century, the Elsass family produced several notable scholars and intellectuals, including Johann Jakob Elsass (1609-1683), a professor of law at the University of Strasbourg, and Johann Philipp Elsass (1637-1717), a Lutheran theologian and author.

Another influential person with the surname was Marie-Anne Elsass (1718-1794), a French painter and engraver who was a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris.

The name Elsass has also been associated with various place names in the Alsace region, such as the town of Elsässerhaus and the village of Elsasshausen.

While the name has its roots in eastern France and Germany, it has spread to other parts of Europe and the world through migration and diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Elsass

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

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

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