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

Iehl, 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 Iehl surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iehl in America

Iehl is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iehl surname appeared 145 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 Iehl.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iehl 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 Iehl

The surname IEHL is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period. The name is thought to be derived from the Old German word "ihil," which means "lance" or "spear." It is likely that the name was originally associated with someone who was skilled in using a lance or spear, perhaps as a soldier or hunter.

The earliest recorded instances of the IEHL surname can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. One notable example is a record from 1342 that mentions a Johann IEHL, a landowner in the town of Freiburg.

In the 15th century, the IEHL name appeared in the Berne Shillings Book, a Swiss census record compiled in 1476. This document lists several individuals with the surname IEHL living in the city of Berne at that time.

During the 16th century, the IEHL name began to spread beyond Germany and Switzerland. In 1524, a merchant named Hans IEHL is recorded as having traveled from Nuremberg to London, England, for trade purposes.

One of the earliest known individuals with the IEHL surname was Conrad IEHL, a German soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). He was born in 1592 in the town of Augsburg and served in the Imperial armies.

Another notable figure was Johann Gottlieb IEHL (1719-1789), a German Lutheran theologian and philosopher. He was born in Saxony and was known for his writings on religious topics and his work as a professor at the University of Leipzig.

In the 19th century, the IEHL name gained recognition in the field of engineering. Karl IEHL (1824-1905) was a German inventor and industrialist who is credited with developing early designs for hydraulic machinery and pumps. He founded the IEHL & Co. company, which became a leading manufacturer of industrial equipment.

The surname IEHL also has connections to the arts. One example is the German painter Hans IEHL (1860-1936), who was known for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the Black Forest region.

While the IEHL name originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond. Over the centuries, variations in spelling have emerged, such as Iehle, Iehl, and Iehle.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iehl

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

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

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