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

Imholte, 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 Imholte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Imholte in America

Imholte is the 57101st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Imholte surname appeared 357 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 Imholte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Imholte 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 Imholte

The surname IMHOLTE is of Norwegian origin, with roots tracing back to the medieval period. It is believed to have originated as a topographic name, derived from the Old Norse words "imr" meaning "edge" or "border," and "holti," meaning "wooded hill" or "small wood." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near the edge of a wooded hill or forest.

The earliest recorded examples of the IMHOLTE surname can be found in Norwegian census records and parish registers dating back to the 16th century. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Hans Imholte, a farmer born in 1532 in the village of Lillehammer, Norway. Another notable figure was Knut Imholte, a tradesman and merchant who lived in the city of Bergen in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the IMHOLTE name appeared in various Norwegian church records and legal documents. For instance, Peder Imholte was listed as a landowner in the county of Oppland in 1645. Around the same time, a man named Ola Imholte was recorded as a resident of the town of Hamar in the county of Hedmark.

As the centuries progressed, the IMHOLTE surname spread to other parts of Scandinavia and beyond. In the 19th century, several individuals bearing this name emigrated from Norway to the United States, settling in regions with significant Norwegian communities, such as Minnesota and Wisconsin.

One notable bearer of the IMHOLTE name was Anders Imholte, a Norwegian-American farmer and community leader born in 1845 in Telemark, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1867 and settled in Goodhue County, Minnesota, where he became a prominent figure in the local Norwegian community.

Another individual of note was Ingrid Imholte, a Norwegian author and poet born in 1879 in the town of Voss. She published several collections of poetry and prose works, and her writings often explored themes of nature, spirituality, and Norwegian cultural identity.

In more recent times, the IMHOLTE surname has been carried by individuals such as Knut Imholte, a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting (Norwegian parliament) from 1973 to 1989, and Bjørn Imholte, a Norwegian physicist and professor at the University of Oslo, born in 1945.

While the IMHOLTE name may have undergone slight variations in spelling over the centuries, its origins and meaning remain firmly rooted in the Norwegian topographic tradition, reflecting the close connection between this surname and the rugged, forested landscapes of its ancestral homeland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Imholte

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

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

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