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

Hauenstein, 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 Hauenstein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hauenstein in America

Hauenstein is the 22989th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hauenstein surname appeared 1,112 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 Hauenstein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hauenstein 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 Hauenstein

The surname Hauenstein originates from Germany and dates back to the early Middle Ages, around the 8th century. It is derived from the Old German words "hauwen" meaning "to hew" or "to cut," and "stein" meaning "stone." The name likely referred to someone who worked as a stone mason or quarryman.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various medieval German records and manuscripts from the 11th and 12th centuries. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Konrad von Hauenstein, a knight who lived in the late 12th century and was mentioned in the annals of the Monastery of Eberbach in the Rheingau region.

The name is also associated with several place names in Germany, such as Hauenstein, a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and Hauenstein, a village in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. These locations likely got their names from the presence of stone quarries or the prevalence of stone-cutting activities in the area.

Notable individuals with the surname Hauenstein include Johannes Hauenstein (1517-1595), a German Protestant theologian and reformer who was a colleague of Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. Another prominent bearer of the name was Johann Michael Hauenstein (1697-1768), a German painter and engraver known for his religious and allegorical works.

In the 19th century, Carl Friedrich Hauenstein (1811-1876) was a German-American architect and civil engineer who designed several notable buildings in St. Louis, Missouri, including the Old Courthouse. Friedrich Wilhelm Hauenstein (1854-1933) was a German-American architect and builder who was active in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and designed several churches and public buildings in the area.

A more recent figure was Hermann Hauenstein (1894-1971), a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council, serving as the President of the Swiss Confederation in 1952.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hauenstein

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

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

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