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

Ertl, 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 Ertl surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ertl in America

Ertl is the 24446th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ertl surname appeared 1,024 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 Ertl.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ertl 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 Ertl

The surname ERTL is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the regions of Bavaria and Swabia. It is thought to have derived from the Old High German word "Erti" or "Ert," meaning "earth" or "soil." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who worked with the land, such as a farmer or a landowner.

The earliest recorded instances of the name ERTL can be traced back to the 13th century in various German documents and records. One notable example is the mention of a certain Konrad Ertl in a land registry from the town of Augsburg, dated 1279.

During the Middle Ages, the ERTL name was also associated with several place names in Bavaria and Swabia, such as Ertlingen and Erthal. These place names likely derived from the same root word as the surname and may have been the original locations where the ERTL family resided.

One of the earliest notable bearers of the ERTL name was Johann Ertl (1480-1535), a German painter and woodcarver from Nuremberg. His intricate religious sculptures and altarpieces can still be found in various churches across Bavaria.

Another prominent figure associated with the ERTL surname was Matthias Ertl (1597-1669), a Bavarian theologian and scholar. He served as a professor at the University of Ingolstadt and authored several works on Catholic doctrine and philosophy.

In the 18th century, Johann Michael Ertl (1713-1788) was a renowned Baroque architect who designed numerous churches and monasteries in Bavaria, including the Benedictine Abbey of Ottobeuren and the Church of the Holy Cross in Donauwörth.

The 19th century saw the rise of Ignaz Ertl (1820-1897), a German-Austrian sculptor and teacher. He is best known for his monumental statues and busts, including the figure of Hercules located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.

Finally, a more contemporary figure bearing the ERTL name was the German-American entrepreneur and inventor Walter Ertl (1920-2008). He founded the Ertl Company, which became one of the leading manufacturers of die-cast toy vehicles and scale model replicas in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ertl

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

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

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