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

Honig, 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 Honig surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Honig in America

Honig is the 16079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Honig surname appeared 1,801 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 Honig.

We can also compare 2010 data for Honig 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 Honig

The surname Honig is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word "honec," meaning "honey." This surname likely originated in areas of present-day Germany and Switzerland during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Honig dates back to the 14th century in Nuremberg, Germany. The name appeared in various historical records and documents from this region, such as tax rolls and church registers.

During the late 15th century, a prominent German physician and botanist named Hieronymus Bock, also known as Hieronymus Tragus, adopted the Latinized form of his surname, "Tragus," which translates to "Honig" in German.

In the 17th century, the name Honig appeared in the Palatinate region of Germany, where a family of glassmakers and artisans bearing this surname gained recognition for their skilled craftsmanship.

Notable individuals with the surname Honig include Johann Honig (1647-1722), a German mathematician and astronomer, and Ludwig Honig (1810-1889), a German industrialist who established a successful textile manufacturing company in Saxony.

Another prominent figure was Max Honig (1885-1968), an Austrian-born American lawyer and civil rights activist who fought against racial discrimination and played a significant role in the desegregation of public schools in the United States.

In the literary world, Winfried Georg Maximilian Honig (1888-1923), a German poet and writer, gained recognition for his works exploring themes of nature and human emotions.

The surname Honig has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations, such as Honigberg (Honey Mountain) in Bavaria, Germany, and Honigdorf (Honey Village) in Saxony, Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Honig

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

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

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