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

Honomichl, 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 Honomichl surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Honomichl in America

Honomichl is the 66931st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Honomichl surname appeared 295 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 Honomichl.

We can also compare 2010 data for Honomichl 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 Honomichl

The surname HONOMICHL originated in the German-speaking regions of Central Europe during the Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from the Old German words "hon" meaning "rooster" and "michel" meaning "big" or "great." Thus, the name likely referred to someone who lived near a large rooster farm or kept a particularly impressive rooster.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name can be found in the Codex Falkensteinensis, a 13th-century manuscript from the Benedictine monastery of Falkenstein in Lower Bavaria. The manuscript lists a "Cunradus Honomichel" as a landowner in the village of Mitterteich.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a "Hans Honomichl" is listed as a master baker in the guild registry of 1483. This suggests that the name had spread to urban centers by that time.

The earliest known bearer of the name was likely Sigismund Honomichl, a farmer from the village of Egling an der Paar in Bavaria, who was born around 1520. His descendants can be traced through parish records and land deeds in the region.

One notable figure with the surname was Johann Honomichl (1628-1696), a Bavarian soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War and later became a respected military strategist. He authored several treatises on fortifications and siege warfare that were widely read in his time.

In the 19th century, the name gained some prominence with the birth of August Honomichl (1842-1918), an Austrian botanist and explorer who conducted extensive research in the Carpathian Mountains. He discovered several new plant species and had a genus of flowering plants, Honomichlia, named after him.

Other notable individuals with the surname include Karl Honomichl (1873-1945), a German sculptor known for his monumental works in Berlin and Munich, and Theresia Honomichl (1901-1987), an Austrian philanthropist and founder of a children's hospital in Salzburg.

While the name HONOMICHL is relatively rare today, it can still be found in parts of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, reflecting its Central European origins and the migrations of its bearers throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Honomichl

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

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

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