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

Huitz, 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 Huitz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huitz in America

Huitz is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huitz surname appeared 162 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 Huitz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huitz 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 Huitz

The surname HUITZ is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Saxony, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German word "huiz," which means "house" or "dwelling." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a particular house or settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HUITZ can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony dating back to the 9th century. In this codex, a certain "Huizmann" is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Gröbzig, near the city of Merseburg.

In the 13th century, the name HUITZ appears in the Liber Census Daniae, a Danish census record from 1231. This document lists a "Huitzo de Lundis" as a resident of the town of Lund. The spelling variation "Huitzo" suggests that the name may have been influenced by the Danish language during this time.

During the 14th century, the HUITZ name can be found in the Nuremberg Hussitenkriege, a chronicle documenting the Hussite Wars in Germany. One of the notable figures mentioned is a mercenary soldier named "Hans Huitz," who fought alongside the Hussites against the Catholic Church in the 1420s.

Another prominent individual with the HUITZ surname was Johann Huitz, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1492 to 1568. He was a contemporary of Martin Luther and played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation in Saxony.

In the 16th century, the name HUITZ appears in the Weissenburger Güterakten, a collection of land records from the Weissenburg region of Bavaria. These records mention a family named "Huitz" who owned a farm in the village of Oberwittelsbach.

The 17th century saw the birth of Johannes Huitz (1622-1697), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of comets and the calculation of planetary orbits.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the HUITZ surname was Friedrich Huitz (1743-1812), a Prussian general who served in the Napoleonic Wars and was awarded the prestigious Pour le Mérite military order for his bravery and leadership.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huitz

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

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

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