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

Haefeli, 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 Haefeli surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haefeli in America

Haefeli is the 116201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haefeli surname appeared 150 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 Haefeli.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haefeli 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 Haefeli

The surname HAEFELI has its origins in Switzerland, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Swiss-German word "Hafeli," which refers to a small pot or container. This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational name for a potter or someone involved in the pottery trade.

The earliest known record of the name HAEFELI appears in the Lucerne Taufbuch (baptismal register) of 1568, where a child named Johannes Hafeli was baptized. The name is also found in various other Swiss records from the 16th and 17th centuries, with spellings such as Häfeli, Haefeli, and Haffeli.

In the 18th century, the name HAEFELI began to spread beyond its origins in Switzerland. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Rudolf Haefeli (1726-1808), a Swiss merchant and banker who established a successful trading company in Amsterdam.

As the HAEFELI family dispersed across Europe, the name also appeared in various forms in different regions. In Germany, for instance, it was sometimes spelled as Häfeli or Heffeli. One noteworthy German bearer of the name was Karl Haefeli (1862-1936), a prominent architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin.

In the 19th century, the HAEFELI surname also found its way to other parts of the world, including North America. One of the earliest recorded HAEFELI immigrants to the United States was Johann Jakob Haefeli, who arrived in New York in 1853 from Switzerland.

Other notable individuals with the surname HAEFELI include Hans Haefeli (1872-1942), a Swiss physicist and mountaineer who made important contributions to the study of glaciers and snow mechanics, and Paul Haefeli (1879-1964), a Swiss-American architect best known for his work in Chicago and California.

Throughout its history, the HAEFELI surname has been associated with various professions and achievements, from business and finance to architecture, science, and exploration. While the name may have humble origins in the pottery trade of 16th-century Switzerland, it has since become a respected surname carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds and nationalities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haefeli

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

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

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