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

Feucht, 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 Feucht surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Feucht in America

Feucht is the 22809th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Feucht surname appeared 1,123 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 Feucht.

We can also compare 2010 data for Feucht 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 Feucht

The surname Feucht is of German origin, deriving from the Middle High German word "viuht," meaning "moist" or "damp." It likely originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a wet or marshy area. The name can be traced back to the 13th century in Bavaria, Germany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Feucht appears in the Würzburg Tax Records of 1303, where a certain "Cunrad Viuhte" is mentioned. This indicates that the name was already established in the region by the early 14th century.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the name Feucht began to spread beyond Bavaria, with records showing individuals with this surname in various parts of southern Germany. In the town of Feuchtwangen, located in the present-day state of Bavaria, the name Feucht was particularly prevalent, likely due to the town's name being derived from the same root word.

Notable individuals bearing the Feucht surname include Johann Feucht (1633-1710), a German composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister at the court of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Another notable figure was Johann Christoph Feucht (1707-1775), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics.

In the 19th century, the Feucht surname can be found in numerous historical records across Germany, such as the Kirchenbücher (church books) and Adressbücher (address books). One notable individual from this period was Friedrich Feucht (1822-1892), a German politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Reichstag, the parliament of the German Empire.

Another noteworthy bearer of the Feucht name was Karl Feucht (1893-1966), a German artist and painter who was known for his landscapes and cityscapes of Munich and the surrounding Bavarian region.

While the surname Feucht is still found predominantly in Germany, it has also spread to other parts of the world through immigration, particularly to the United States and other countries with significant German populations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Feucht

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

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

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