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

Etling, 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 Etling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Etling in America

Etling is the 32900th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Etling surname appeared 697 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 Etling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Etling 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 Etling

The surname Etling originates from the German region of Bavaria, where it is believed to have first appeared in the early 12th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old German word "ettal," meaning a small stream or creek, indicating that the earliest bearers of the name likely lived near such a water source.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Etling name can be found in the Annals of Augsburg, a medieval chronicle that documented events in the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. The entry, dated 1147, mentions an individual named Heinricus Etlinger, suggesting that the surname had already taken root in the region by that time.

In the 13th century, the name appears in several historical records from the region, including the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of diplomatic documents from the Kingdom of Saxony. One notable mention is of a certain Johannes Etling, who was a landowner in the town of Bamberg in the year 1285.

During the late medieval period, the name began to spread beyond Bavaria to other parts of Germany and neighboring regions. In the 15th century, a man named Hans Etling was a prominent merchant and guild member in the city of Nuremberg, known for his involvement in the lucrative textile trade.

As the centuries progressed, the Etling name continued to be found in various records and documents across German-speaking lands. Notable bearers of the name include Johann Georg Etling (1674-1738), a renowned clockmaker from the town of Schwabach, and Friedrich Wilhelm Etling (1812-1888), a German painter and lithographer whose works are preserved in several museums.

Other notable individuals with the Etling surname include the German theologian and philosopher Johann Baptist Etling (1734-1798), the Austrian botanist and naturalist Konstantin von Etling (1836-1919), and the German-American chemist and inventor Arthur Erich Etling (1865-1936), who held numerous patents for his innovations in the field of synthetic dyes and pigments.

While the name Etling is most commonly associated with its German origins, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration, with bearers of the surname found in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Etling

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

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

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