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

Fasching, 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 Fasching surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fasching in America

Fasching is the 32438th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fasching surname appeared 709 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 Fasching.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fasching 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 Fasching

The surname Fasching has its origins in the German-speaking regions of Europe, emerging in the late Middle Ages or early modern period. This name is derived from the German word "Fasching," which refers to the Carnival or Shrovetide season before Lent. It is believed to have originated as a descriptive surname, possibly given to individuals who were associated with or participated in Carnival festivities.

One of the earliest known records of the Fasching surname can be found in the town of Braunau am Inn, located in modern-day Austria. In the 16th century, a family bearing this name is mentioned in municipal records from the region. Over time, the name spread to other parts of the German-speaking world, including parts of present-day Germany and Switzerland.

In the 17th century, the Fasching surname appeared in various historical documents, such as parish registers and court records. For instance, a man named Hans Fasching is recorded as having lived in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, in the early 1600s. Another notable bearer of this name was Johann Fasching, a German composer and organist who lived from 1643 to 1717.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Fasching surname continued to be found in various parts of Germany and Austria. One notable figure from this period was Friedrich Fasching, a German artist and engraver born in 1766 in the city of Dresden. His works were highly regarded during his lifetime, and some of them can be found in museums today.

In the 19th century, the Fasching surname also appeared in parts of what is now modern-day Switzerland. One individual of note was Emil Fasching, a Swiss politician and lawyer who lived from 1855 to 1933. He served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the country's executive branch, from 1914 to 1919.

Another prominent bearer of the Fasching surname was Karl Fasching, an Austrian-German actor and film director born in 1903 in Vienna, Austria. He appeared in numerous German-language films throughout the 1930s and 1940s and is considered a influential figure in the early years of German cinema.

While the Fasching surname is most commonly found in German-speaking regions, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, the majority of historical records and notable individuals bearing this name can be traced back to its German-language origins and associations with the Carnival or Shrovetide traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fasching

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

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

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