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

Holzwarth, 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 Holzwarth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Holzwarth in America

Holzwarth is the 29822nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Holzwarth surname appeared 788 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 Holzwarth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Holzwarth 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 Holzwarth

The surname Holzwarth originated in Germany, where it first appeared around the 13th century. The name is derived from the German words "holz," meaning wood, and "wart," meaning keeper or watchman. Thus, the name likely referred to someone who was a forester or woodsman responsible for guarding and maintaining a wooded area.

The earliest recorded instances of the Holzwarth name can be found in medieval German records and documents from various regions, including Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Saxony. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Ulrich Holzwarth, mentioned in a land registry from the town of Esslingen in 1287.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in the Bern Shilling Book, a historical manuscript containing the names of taxpayers in the city of Bern, Switzerland. This suggests that individuals with the Holzwarth surname had migrated and settled in parts of Switzerland by that time.

Throughout the centuries, the Holzwarth name has undergone various spelling variations, such as Holtzwarth, Holzwarthe, and Holzwart, reflecting regional dialects and scribal interpretations. Some notable individuals who have borne this surname include:

1. Friedrich Holzwarth (1576-1653), a German philosopher and writer who authored several works on theology and ethics.
2. Johann Holzwarth (1608-1658), a German composer and organist active in the 17th century.
3. Matthias Holzwarth (1724-1809), a German Catholic priest and historian who wrote extensively on the history of the Benedictine Order.
4. Franz Holzwarth (1808-1873), an Austrian painter known for his landscape and genre paintings.
5. Hans Holzwarth (1901-1975), a German engineer and entrepreneur who founded the Holzwarth Group, a successful industrial company.

The Holzwarth surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany and Switzerland, such as Holzwarth in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg and Holzwart in the Swiss canton of Aargau.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Holzwarth

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

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

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