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

Hartnagel, 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 Hartnagel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hartnagel in America

Hartnagel is the 69392nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hartnagel surname appeared 283 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 Hartnagel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hartnagel 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 Hartnagel

The surname Hartnagel originated in Germany. It is derived from the Old High German words "hart" meaning hard or firm, and "nagel" meaning nail. Therefore, the name likely referred to someone who worked as a nail maker or blacksmith.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the Hartnagel name dates back to the 14th century in the town of Rostock, located in what is now the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. A document from 1372 mentions a "Johannes Hartnagel" who was a blacksmith in the city.

In the 16th century, there are records of a Hartnagel family living in the town of Zwickau in the German state of Saxony. A man named Hans Hartnagel, born around 1520, was a prominent metalworker and member of the local guild.

The name Hartnagel also appears in several historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Prussia, and Württemberg. These records often mention individuals with the name working as blacksmiths, nail makers, or in other metalworking trades.

One notable person with the surname Hartnagel was Johann Christoph Hartnagel, a German composer and organist who lived from 1675 to 1744. He was born in Naumburg, Saxony and served as the organist at the St. Wenzel's Church in Naumburg.

Another historical figure with this name was Karl Friedrich Hartnagel, a German military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1785 in Saxony and served in the Prussian Army, eventually rising to the rank of Major General.

In the 19th century, there were several scientists and academics with the surname Hartnagel. These include Karl Hartnagel, a German botanist and professor who lived from 1801 to 1872, and Heinrich Hartnagel, a German mathematician and physicist who was born in 1825 and made contributions to the field of optics.

While the name Hartnagel has its roots in Germany, it has also been found in other parts of Europe and even in the United States, likely due to immigration from German-speaking regions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hartnagel

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

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

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