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

Englebert, 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 Englebert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Englebert in America

Englebert is the 28998th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Englebert surname appeared 819 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 Englebert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Englebert 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 Englebert

The surname Englebert originated in Germany, likely emerging during the medieval period around the 12th or 13th century. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Engelbert, which is composed of the elements "angel" meaning "angel" or "messenger" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "shining." The name was therefore borne by someone believed to possess angelic qualities or who had a radiant demeanor.

Records from the time indicate that the name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where various spellings such as Engelbercht, Engelbergt, and Engelberth were common. The Englebert surname may have also originated as a habitational name, referring to someone who hailed from a place called Engelbert or a similar name.

One of the earliest known references to the name Englebert can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the Duchy of Saxony, which mentions an Engelbert von Schönburg in 1194. Another early record is the Regensburger Urbaren, a 13th-century register from the city of Regensburg, which lists an Engelbert der Wirt (Engelbert the innkeeper).

Among the notable individuals bearing the surname Englebert throughout history are Engelbert I, Count of Nassau (c. 1090-1154), a prominent figure during the Hohenstaufen dynasty; Engelbert II, Count of Nassau (c. 1120-1191), who served as a regent for the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I; and Engelbert of Admont (c. 1250-1331), a Benedictine monk and historian from the Admont Abbey in Austria.

In the 15th century, Johannes Englebert (c. 1420-1481) was a German printer and publisher who operated a printing press in Strasbourg. Another notable bearer of the name was Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716), a German naturalist, physician, and traveler who documented his voyages to Persia, India, and Japan in his writings.

During the 18th century, Engelbert Seibertz (1728-1799) was a German composer and violinist who served as the court Kapellmeister in Darmstadt. More recently, Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey, 1936-2021) was a British singer and entertainer best known for his hit songs "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Englebert

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

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

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