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

Faulhaber, 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 Faulhaber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Faulhaber in America

Faulhaber is the 20010th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Faulhaber surname appeared 1,338 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 Faulhaber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Faulhaber 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 Faulhaber

The surname FAULHABER has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German words "fal" meaning "bay horse" and "haber" meaning "oats", suggesting a possible occupational meaning of someone who cared for or traded in bay horses and oats.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name FAULHABER can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, where a certain "Cunradus Falhaber" is mentioned in a document from the year 1294.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various records from the region of Franconia, such as the Würzburg City Archives, which lists a "Hans Faulhaber" in 1472. The spelling variations during this time included "Falhaber", "Faullhaber", and "Faulhabern".

The FAULHABER name is also associated with several notable individuals throughout history. Johann Faulhaber (1580-1635) was a German mathematician and astronomer from Ulm, known for his work on the construction of sundials and the calculation of planetary orbits.

In the 18th century, Johann Faulhaber (1705-1765) was a prominent Baroque architect from Bamberg, responsible for the design of several churches and monasteries in the region.

Another notable bearer of the name was Johann Friedrich Faulhaber (1731-1804), a German theologian and philosopher from Wittenberg, who wrote extensively on the principles of natural law and moral philosophy.

During the 19th century, August Faulhaber (1852-1926) was a respected German industrialist and inventor from Nuremberg, known for his contributions to the development of early typewriters and calculating machines.

In more recent times, Michael Faulhaber (1869-1952) was a prominent Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Munich and Freising, who played a significant role in the negotiations between the Vatican and the Nazi regime during World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Faulhaber

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

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

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