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

Hurter, 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 Hurter surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hurter in America

Hurter is the 86981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hurter surname appeared 214 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 Hurter.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hurter 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 Hurter

The surname Hurter originated in Germany. It is derived from the German word "hurten" which means "to hurl" or "to rush". This suggests that the name may have been an occupational name for a person who hurled objects or rushed into battle.

The earliest recorded instances of the Hurter name date back to the 14th century in the region of Bavaria, Germany. Records from this time show variations in spelling such as Hurtter, Hurter, and Hurther. Place names that may have influenced the surname include the town of Hurth near Cologne, and the village of Hurt in Baden-Württemberg.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Hurter name was Hans Hurter, a soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). Historical records from 1625 mention him as part of the forces defending the town of Nuremberg.

In the 17th century, Johann Hurter (1625-1690) was a prominent Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Wittenberg. He wrote several influential works on dogmatic theology and polemics against Catholicism.

Friedrich Hurter (1787-1865) was a Swiss historian and Catholic convert. He authored a multi-volume work on the history of Pope Innocent III, which is considered a seminal text on the subject.

Another notable bearer of the Hurter name was Franz Hurter (1844-1912), an Austrian architect and artist. He designed several buildings in Vienna in the historicist style, including the Church of St. Michael.

In the 20th century, Theodor Hurter (1892-1968) was a German composer and conductor. He is best known for his operas and orchestral works that incorporated elements of traditional German folk music.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hurter

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

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

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