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

Inniger, 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 Inniger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Inniger in America

Inniger is the 129825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Inniger surname appeared 131 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 Inniger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Inniger 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 Inniger

The surname Inniger has its origins in Germany, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "inning," which referred to a person who lived within the confines of a town or village.

Some of the earliest documented instances of the Inniger surname can be found in various church and municipal records from the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. One notable mention is in the baptismal records of St. Peter's Church in Freiburg, which lists a Hans Inniger in the year 1543.

During the 17th century, the Inniger name began to spread across other parts of Germany, with many families settling in the regions of Hesse and Württemberg. In 1692, a Johann Inniger is recorded as being a landowner in the town of Buchen, located in the present-day state of Baden-Württemberg.

As the name continued to proliferate, it also saw variations in spelling, including Inniger, Innigger, and Innicher. These variations were likely due to regional dialects and the inconsistencies in record-keeping during that time period.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the Inniger surname was Johann Christoph Inniger, a German composer and organist who lived from 1679 to 1737. He served as the court organist for the Duke of Württemberg and composed numerous works for the organ and other instruments.

Another prominent figure was Carl Friedrich Inniger, a German mathematician and astronomer born in 1788. He made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and served as the director of the Mannheim Observatory for several years.

In the 19th century, the Inniger name found its way to other parts of Europe, with several families emigrating to countries such as Switzerland and Austria. One notable Swiss individual was Johann Jakob Inniger, a politician and jurist who lived from 1810 to 1876. He served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council and played a significant role in the drafting of the Swiss Civil Code.

While the Inniger surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries. However, the earliest and most significant historical references to the name can be traced back to its German origins and the various individuals who bore this surname throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Inniger

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

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

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