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

Ifft, 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 Ifft surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ifft in America

Ifft is the 54990th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ifft surname appeared 374 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 Ifft.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ifft 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 Ifft

The surname IFFT is of German origin, with its earliest known roots tracing back to the 16th century in the regions of Bavaria and Württemberg. The name is believed to have derived from the Old High German word "ift," meaning "again" or "a second time," likely referring to someone who was born or named a second time, either due to a ceremony or a change of name.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the IFFT surname can be found in the town records of Nürnberg, Bavaria, where a certain Hans Ifft was documented as a landowner in the year 1567. Another early reference comes from the parish registers of Kirchheim unter Teck in Württemberg, which lists the birth of a child named Anna Ifft in 1591.

In the 17th century, the name spread to other parts of Germany, including the Palatinate region, where records show an Eberhard Ifft being registered as a citizen of Heidelberg in 1631. During this period, variations in spelling such as Yfft, Ift, and Yffte also appeared in various local archives.

One notable bearer of the IFFT surname was Johann Christoph Ifft (1675-1748), a German Baroque composer and organist from Darmstadt, who served as the court organist for the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. His compositions, which included works for organ and harpsichord, were highly regarded during his lifetime.

Another historical figure with this name was Friedrich Ifft (1802-1876), a German-American immigrant who became a prominent businessman and landowner in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was instrumental in the development of the city's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, which became a hub for German immigrants in the mid-19th century.

In the late 19th century, the IFFT surname also appeared in records from the Alsace region of France, which had close cultural ties with neighboring regions of Germany. One notable Alsatian bearing this name was Auguste Ifft (1857-1931), a renowned architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Strasbourg, including the Palais des Fêtes.

Other historical figures with the IFFT surname include Karl Ifft (1886-1961), a German-American architect who designed several notable buildings in New York City in the early 20th century, and Hans Ifft (1910-1984), a German-born American artist and illustrator who worked for various publications, including The New Yorker magazine.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ifft

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

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

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