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

Enneking, 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 Enneking surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enneking in America

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

The Enneking 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 Enneking.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enneking 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 Enneking

The surname Enneking is of German origin, rooted in the Lower Saxony region during the late medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old Saxon words "enni," meaning "duck," and "king," signifying a ruler or chief. This suggests the name may have initially referred to a prominent figure in an area where ducks were abundant or revered.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in 16th-century documents from the towns of Osnabrück and Münster. Variants such as Enneken, Ennecken, and Enneking were used interchangeably, reflecting the fluidity of spelling conventions at the time.

One notable bearer of the name was Gerhard Enneking, a Protestant theologian born in Osnabrück in 1572. He authored several influential works on theology and served as a rector at the University of Helmstedt until his death in 1642.

In the 17th century, the Enneking name appears in records from the city of Bremen, where a merchant family by that name prospered in the textile trade. Johann Enneking, born in 1628, was a respected merchant and civic leader who served as a city councilor.

As the name spread beyond its Lower Saxon roots, it found its way into other regions of Germany. In the 18th century, a branch of the Enneking family settled in the Rhineland, where Johann Friedrich Enneking, born in 1702, became a prominent winemaker in the city of Bonn.

Another notable figure was the 19th-century German historian and archivist, Karl Enneking, born in 1806 in Hannover. His extensive research and publications on the history of Lower Saxony and Westphalia earned him widespread recognition in academic circles.

While the Enneking name maintains a strong presence in Germany, it has also been carried by emigrants to other parts of the world, particularly the United States and Canada, where descendants of German immigrants have helped to preserve and propagate this historic surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enneking

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

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

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