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

Eschenbach, 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 Eschenbach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eschenbach in America

Eschenbach is the 57914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eschenbach surname appeared 351 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 Eschenbach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eschenbach 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 Eschenbach

The surname Eschenbach is believed to have originated in Germany, where it first appeared in records as early as the 13th century. The name is derived from the German words "esche" meaning ash tree, and "bach" meaning brook or stream, suggesting that the name likely referred to someone who lived near an ash-lined stream or brook.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eschenbach can be found in a document from the town of Nuremberg, dated around 1290, which mentions a person named Heinrich von Eschenbach. This suggests that the name may have originated in or around the Nuremberg region of Bavaria.

In the 14th century, a famous Middle High German poet and singer named Wolfram von Eschenbach was born in the town of Eschenbach, near Nuremberg. He is best known for his epic poems "Parzival" and "Willehalm," which are considered masterpieces of medieval German literature. Wolfram von Eschenbach lived from around 1170 to 1220.

Another notable bearer of the name was Johann Christoph Eschenbach, a German composer and organist who lived from 1773 to 1820. He was a prominent figure in the development of early Romantic music and composed several operas and oratorios.

In the 19th century, a German philosopher and theologian named Christian Ehrenfried Eschenbach was born in 1778. He was a prominent figure in the German Idealist movement and wrote extensively on the philosophy of religion.

In more recent times, the Eschenbach name has been associated with the renowned German conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach, who was born in 1940. He has led many of the world's top orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris.

While the name Eschenbach is most commonly found in Germany, it has also been recorded in other parts of Europe, including Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, likely due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eschenbach

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

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

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