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

Faultersack, 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 Faultersack surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Faultersack in America

Faultersack is the 145220th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Faultersack surname appeared 114 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 Faultersack.

We can also compare 2010 data for Faultersack 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 Faultersack

The surname Faultersack dates back to the early 14th century in the region of what is now central Germany. It is derived from the Middle High German words "falter" meaning "butterfly" and "sack" meaning "bag" or "sack". The name likely refers to an occupation or trade involving the harvesting or collection of butterflies or moths, perhaps for their wings or for use in dyeing fabrics.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 1327 municipal record from the town of Erfurt, where a "Hans Faultersack" is mentioned as a resident. The name also crops up occasionally in 15th and 16th century church records and tax rolls from villages in Saxony and Thuringia.

A notable early bearer of the name was Martin Faultersack (c.1480-1542), a Lutheran theologian and reformer who studied under Martin Luther himself and went on to become a professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg. His writings on ecclesiastical law and doctrine were influential in the early years of the Protestant Reformation.

Another Faultersack of historical note was Hans Faultersack (1547-1617), a master builder and architect from the town of Mühlhausen in Thuringia. He oversaw the construction of several important churches and civic buildings in a style blending late Gothic and early Renaissance elements.

In the 17th century, the Faultersack name spread to other parts of Germany as members of the family migrated. Johann Michael Faultersack (1637-1716) was a jurist and professor of law who taught at the universities of Jena and Helmstedt.

A century later, Carl Friedrich Faultersack (1770-1834) was a noted botanist and professor at the University of Rostock. He conducted pioneering research into plant physiology and taxonomy, describing several new species.

As the name disseminated across the German states over the centuries, many regional spelling variations emerged, including Faultersak, Faultersackh, Faltersack, and Faltersak among others. Yet the core linguistic roots in the words for "butterfly" and "sack" or "bag" remained evident.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Faultersack

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

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

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