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

Hensler, 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 Hensler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hensler in America

Hensler is the 12616th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hensler surname appeared 2,453 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 Hensler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hensler 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 Hensler

The surname HENSLER is of German origin, deriving from the medieval occupational name for a person who raised hens or poultry. It likely stems from the Middle High German word "hense" meaning chicken or hen, combined with the agent suffix "-er" indicating one who performs an action or occupation.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of present-day Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. One of the earliest known bearers was Johannes Hensler, a farmer mentioned in records from the town of Nuremberg in 1294.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in the form "Henseler" in the tax records of the city of Cologne. Another early bearer was Konrad Hensler, a landowner from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, recorded in 1376.

The variant spelling "Henseler" was also found in the Berne Shriften, a collection of medieval Swiss manuscripts from the 15th century, referring to a certain Hans Henseler from the canton of Bern.

One notable figure in history with this surname was Johann Hensler (1572-1644), a German jurist and legal scholar from Nuremberg, who authored several influential works on criminal law and legal procedure.

Another prominent individual was Johann Christian Hensler (1753-1828), a German Protestant theologian and philosopher from Saxony, known for his writings on ethics and moral philosophy.

In the 18th century, Johann Gottfried Hensler (1737-1807) was a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg, renowned for his landscape paintings and etchings of rural scenes.

The surname also found its way to other parts of Europe, such as the Netherlands, where Cornelis Hensler (1592-1652) was a notable Dutch Golden Age painter specializing in portraiture and historical scenes.

In the 19th century, Christian Friedrich Hensler (1800-1889) was a German Protestant theologian and historian from Württemberg, best known for his work on the history of the Reformation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hensler

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

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

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