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

Hartenstine, 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 Hartenstine surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hartenstine in America

Hartenstine is the 67747th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hartenstine surname appeared 291 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 Hartenstine.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hartenstine 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 Hartenstine

The surname Hartenstine is of Germanic origin, specifically from the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany. It is believed to have emerged in the late 16th or early 17th century.

The name Hartenstine is derived from the German words "harten" meaning "hard" and "stein" meaning "stone." This likely referred to a person who lived near a rocky or stony area. The name may have originated as a descriptive term for someone residing near a prominent stone or rocky outcrop.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the Hartenstine surname can be found in German church records and land registries from the 1600s in the Palatinate region. The name was sometimes spelled variations like Hartenstein or Hartenstyn in these early documents.

In 1709, a Hartenstine family emigrated from the Palatinate region to the British colonies in America, settling in what is now Pennsylvania. This was part of a larger wave of German immigration to Pennsylvania in the early 18th century. Over time, the surname became well-established in the American colonies and later the United States.

Notable individuals with the Hartenstine surname include Johann Hartenstine (1675-1742), one of the earliest recorded bearers of the name who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1709. Jacob Hartenstine (1722-1801) was a prominent farmer and landowner in colonial Pennsylvania. Reverend Jacob Hartenstine (1784-1858) was a Lutheran minister who served in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Other figures include David Hartenstine (1799-1869), a businessman and politician who served in the Ohio State Legislature, and Joseph Hartenstine (1819-1898), a Union Army soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Ellen Hartenstine Meckley (1860-1945) was an educator and early advocate for women's rights in Pennsylvania.

The Hartenstine surname has remained most prevalent in parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other areas of the northeastern United States where German immigration was historically concentrated. It is a name with deep roots in German language and culture, reflecting the migration patterns of early German settlers to America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hartenstine

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

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

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