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

Irlmeier, 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 Irlmeier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Irlmeier in America

Irlmeier is the 116201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Irlmeier surname appeared 150 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 Irlmeier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Irlmeier 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 Irlmeier

The surname IRLMEIER is believed to have originated in Germany. It is thought to be derived from a combination of the German words "Erl" meaning "alder tree" and "Meier" meaning "steward" or "bailiff". This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who served as a steward or overseer on an estate or farm near a grove of alder trees.

The earliest known record of the name dates back to the 16th century in the region of Bavaria, Germany. In 1583, a man named Hans IRLMEIER was listed in a church register from the town of Bayreuth. Another early reference is found in a legal document from 1612 mentioning a Jakob IRLMEIER residing in the village of Retzbach.

An alternative theory proposes that the name may be related to the town of Irmelshausen in central Germany, with the "Irl" portion potentially deriving from a shortened form of the name "Irmel". A 1647 tax record from this town listed several families with the surname IRLMEIER or similar spellings like IRLMAIR.

One of the earliest notable individuals with this name was Johann Georg IRLMEIER, born in 1725 in the town of Hof, Bavaria. He was a respected local judge and landowner. Another prominent figure was the philosopher and author Friedrich IRLMEIER (1771-1837), who wrote extensively on ethics and moral philosophy.

During the 19th century, the IRLMEIER name spread more widely as people migrated from rural areas to cities. Karl IRLMEIER (1822-1905) was a successful banker and philanthropist in Munich. His cousin, Wilhelmine IRLMEIER (1830-1911), was a celebrated opera singer who performed across Europe.

As German immigrants arrived in North America in the late 1800s, the name took root there as well. One of the earliest recorded instances was Gerhard IRLMEIER (1862-1932), a farmer who settled in Wisconsin after leaving Bavaria in 1885.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Irlmeier

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

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

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