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

Ihnen, 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 Ihnen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ihnen in America

Ihnen is the 42378th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ihnen surname appeared 512 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 Ihnen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ihnen 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 Ihnen

The surname IHNEN is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the region of Saxony, where it was first recorded as a variation of the more common German surname "Ihnen".

One of the earliest documented references to the IHNEN surname can be found in the parish records of the village of Altenburg, located in present-day Thuringia, Germany. These records, dating back to the late 1500s, mention a family by the name of IHNEN who resided in the area.

The name IHNEN is thought to have derived from the Old High German word "inan", which means "within" or "inside". This suggests that the surname may have originally referred to someone who lived within the boundaries of a particular town or village.

In the 17th century, the IHNEN surname began to spread beyond Saxony and Thuringia, appearing in various records across other German states. Notable examples include Johann IHNEN (1620-1684), a prominent merchant and landowner from the city of Nuremberg, and Margarethe IHNEN (1641-1711), a respected midwife from the town of Erfurt.

As the name continued to disperse throughout Germany, various regional spellings emerged, such as "Ihnen", "Ihnan", and "Ihnen". One of the earliest recorded instances of the IHNEN spelling can be found in the baptismal records of St. Peter's Church in the city of Hamburg, where a child named Hans IHNEN was baptized in 1685.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, several individuals bearing the IHNEN surname achieved notable recognition in various fields. These include Friedrich IHNEN (1738-1812), a renowned composer and organist from Leipzig; Katharina IHNEN (1789-1856), a respected botanist and naturalist from Berlin; and Wilhelm IHNEN (1821-1892), a prominent lawyer and politician from Frankfurt.

As the IHNEN surname spread beyond Germany's borders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it also found its way into other European countries and eventually to the Americas. However, the name's origins and historical significance remain firmly rooted in the German regions of Saxony and Thuringia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ihnen

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

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

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