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

Hallenbeck, 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 Hallenbeck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hallenbeck in America

Hallenbeck is the 14447th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hallenbeck surname appeared 2,068 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hallenbeck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hallenbeck 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 Hallenbeck

The surname Hallenbeck has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the German words "hallen," meaning "to echo" or "to resound," and "beck," which refers to a small stream or brook. This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near a noisy or echoing stream.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Hallenbeck name can be found in the town records of Wuppertal, a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, dating back to the late 1500s. These records mention a family with the surname Hallenbeck residing in the area.

As the name spread throughout Germany and other parts of Europe, various spellings emerged, such as Hallenbach, Hallenbacker, and Hallenbecken. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and differences in pronunciation.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the Hallenbeck name was Johann Hallenbeck, a German theologian and author born in 1624. His work "Theologia Naturalis" (Natural Theology) was widely read and discussed among scholars of the time.

The Hallenbeck surname made its way to North America during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, as German immigrants sought new opportunities in the New World. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America can be found in the records of the Dutch Reformed Church in Albany, New York, where a family by the name of Hallenbeck is mentioned in the 1670s.

Another notable figure with the Hallenbeck surname was Jacob Hallenbeck, a Revolutionary War soldier from New York who fought in several battles, including the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. He was born in 1752 and lived until 1837.

In the 19th century, a prominent Hallenbeck was Henry Wager Halleck, a United States Army officer and lawyer who served as the highest-ranking Union Army officer during the American Civil War from 1862 to 1864. He was born in 1815 and died in 1872.

The Hallenbeck name has also been associated with various place names in the United States, particularly in the state of New York. For example, there is a Hallenbeck Road in the town of Bethlehem and a Hallenbeck Hill in the town of New Scotland.

Throughout its history, the Hallenbeck surname has maintained a strong presence, with numerous individuals bearing this name leaving their mark across various fields, including theology, military service, and law.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hallenbeck

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

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

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