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

Halm, 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 Halm surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Halm in America

Halm is the 22124th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Halm surname appeared 1,169 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 Halm.

We can also compare 2010 data for Halm 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 Halm

The surname Halm has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "halm," meaning "straw" or "blade of grass." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname or occupational name for someone who worked with straw or in a related field.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Halm can be found in various medieval German records and documents. For example, the name appears in the Würzburg tax rolls of 1285, with the entry "Henricus dictus Halm." This indicates that a person named Henricus, or Henry, had been given the epithet "Halm" at that time.

In the 14th century, the name Halm is mentioned in the records of the city of Nuremberg. A certain "Cunrat Halm" is listed as a citizen in the year 1349. This suggests that the name had spread and become established in different regions of Germany by that point.

One notable historical figure with the surname Halm was Johann Georg von Halm, a German dramatist and theatre director who lived from 1806 to 1871. He was known for his plays and adaptations of works by Shakespeare and other prominent playwrights.

Another individual of note was Friedrich Halm, a German writer and poet who lived from 1806 to 1871. He was best known for his historical dramas and romantic plays, which were popular in his time.

In the 19th century, the name Halm appeared in various areas of what is now modern-day Germany. For instance, the records of the town of Fürth in Bavaria list a family named Halm residing there in the 1830s.

A prominent figure from this era was Hermann Halm, a German philologist and scholar who lived from 1835 to 1901. He was known for his work on ancient Greek literature and for his contributions to the study of classical philology.

The name Halm has also been associated with several places in Germany, such as the village of Halm in Lower Saxony and the town of Halmerau in Bavaria. These place names may have influenced the spread and distribution of the surname in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Halm

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

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

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