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

Englert, 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 Englert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Englert in America

Englert is the 7525th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Englert surname appeared 4,421 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Englert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Englert 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 Englert

The surname Englert originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, particularly in areas that are now part of modern-day Germany and Austria. It is believed to have emerged sometime around the 13th or 14th century.

Englert is derived from the Germanic personal name Engelhart, which is a compound of the elements "angel" (meaning "angel") and "hart" (meaning "brave" or "hardy"). This name likely referred to someone who was perceived as being courageous or brave like an angel.

Early records show variations of the name spelling, including Engelhart, Engelhardt, Engelhard, and Engelhart. These variations were common due to the lack of standardized spelling rules in earlier times.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Englert surname can be found in the medieval records of the city of Cologne, Germany, where a certain Engelhart von Köln (Engelhart of Cologne) was mentioned in a document dated 1289.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Johannes Engelhart, a German theologian and university professor who lived in the late 15th century (circa 1450-1512). He taught at the University of Erfurt and was known for his scholarly works on theology and philosophy.

In the 16th century, a family by the name of Englert was documented as residing in the town of Schongau, in the region of Bavaria, Germany. One member of this family, Hans Englert (born around 1520), was a prominent merchant and civic leader in the town.

Moving forward to the 17th century, a German nobleman named Christoph Engelhart von Mülheim (1618-1685) served as a military commander and governor of the city of Münster during the Thirty Years' War.

Another notable figure was Johann Andreas Engelhart (1693-1766), a German architect and sculptor who was active in the Baroque period. He is best known for his work on the Würzburg Residence, a renowned Baroque palace in Würzburg, Germany.

In more recent times, one of the most famous individuals with the surname Englert was the German physicist and Nobel laureate, Robert Englert (1949-). He is known for his contributions to particle physics and the prediction of the Higgs boson, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013, shared with Peter Higgs.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Englert

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

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

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