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

Frankenfield, 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 Frankenfield surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frankenfield in America

Frankenfield is the 20529th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frankenfield surname appeared 1,292 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 Frankenfield.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frankenfield 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 Frankenfield

The surname Frankenfield is of German origin, derived from the combination of the German words "Franken" and "feld." The term "Franken" refers to the region of Franconia, a historic stem duchy in present-day Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany. "Feld" means "field" or "open land." This suggests that the name may have originated from a specific location or area within Franconia.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 16th century in various German records and documents. One of the earliest mentions is found in the parish registers of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a town in Franconia, where the name Frankenfeld appears in entries from the late 1500s.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name began to spread beyond the borders of Franconia as German migrants settled in other regions of Europe and eventually in North America. One notable figure from this period was Johann Frankenfeld (1616-1678), a German Protestant theologian and author born in Nuremberg, Franconia.

As the name crossed the Atlantic, variations in spelling emerged, including Frankenfield. One of the earliest recorded instances of this spelling can be found in the records of the German Reformed Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where a Johann Frankenfield is listed as a member in the early 1700s.

Another notable individual with the surname Frankenfield was Heinrich Frankenfeld (1825-1885), a German-American artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits. He was born in Darmstadt, Germany, and later immigrated to the United States, where he lived and worked in New York City.

In the 19th century, the name also made its way to other parts of the world through German emigration. One example is Carl Frankenfeld (1861-1936), a German-Australian businessman and entrepreneur who established a successful dairy company in Australia after arriving in the country in the late 1800s.

Other notable individuals with the surname Frankenfield include William Frankenfield (1849-1914), an American businessman and politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the late 19th century, and Hans Frankenfeld (1905-1988), a German footballer who played as a defender for several clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frankenfield

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

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

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