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

Ihlenfeld, 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 Ihlenfeld surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ihlenfeld in America

Ihlenfeld is the 74826th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ihlenfeld surname appeared 258 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 Ihlenfeld.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ihlenfeld 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 Ihlenfeld

The surname Ihlenfeld is of German origin, deriving from the Middle Low German words "île" meaning "alder" and "veld" meaning "field." It is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Germany around the 13th or 14th century as a topographic name for someone who lived near an alder field or meadow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the historical records of the town of Bielefeld, situated in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In a document dated 1387, a man named Hermann Ilenvelde is mentioned as a resident of the town.

During the late 15th century, variations of the spelling, such as "Ilenvelt," "Ilenfeld," and "Ilenfelde," can be found in various municipal records and church registers across northern Germany and the Netherlands.

A notable figure bearing this surname was Hans Ihlenfeld, a German merchant and textile trader who lived in Bremen in the mid-16th century. His successful business dealings enabled him to become a prominent citizen of the city, and he was involved in local politics and civic affairs.

Another historical figure of note was Johann Ihlenfeld, a German Lutheran theologian and academic who lived from 1575 to 1648. He served as a professor of theology at the University of Rostock and wrote several influential works on Lutheran doctrine and theology.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Ihlenfeld family settled in the region of East Prussia (now part of Poland and Russia). One member of this branch, Friedrich Ihlenfeld, was a military officer who fought in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and later became a landowner in the town of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, Russia).

The name Ihlenfeld can also be found in historical records from the Netherlands, particularly in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen. In the 18th century, a Dutch merchant named Pieter Ihlenfeld is recorded as having traded extensively with the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia).

In more recent times, a notable figure with the surname Ihlenfeld was Konrad Ihlenfeld (1890-1957), a German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Berlin and other cities during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ihlenfeld

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

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

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