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

Juilfs, 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 Juilfs surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Juilfs in America

Juilfs is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Juilfs surname appeared 230 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 Juilfs.

We can also compare 2010 data for Juilfs 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 Juilfs

The surname JUILFS is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old German word "juil," which means "yule" or "Christmas," and the suffix "-fs," which is a common ending for German surnames. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who was born or associated with the Christmas season.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name JUILFS can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. In this text, a man named Henricus Juilfs is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction in the year 1274.

During the 15th century, the name JUILFS appeared in several records from the town of Nuremberg, which was a prominent center of trade and commerce in the Holy Roman Empire. One notable figure from this period was Johannes Juilfs, a merchant and trader who was active in the city's textile industry between 1450 and 1478.

In the 16th century, a branch of the JUILFS family settled in the region of Pomerania, which is now divided between modern-day Germany and Poland. Here, they established themselves as landowners and members of the local nobility. One prominent individual from this era was Bartholomäus Juilfs, who served as a magistrate in the town of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) from 1521 to 1547.

As the JUILFS family spread across various parts of Germany and beyond, the name underwent several spelling variations, such as Juilffs, Juilfs, and Jülffs. In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Johann Friedrich Juilfs, a German philosopher and theologian who was born in 1724 and died in 1798.

Another significant individual with the surname JUILFS was Karl August Juilfs, a German botanist and naturalist who lived from 1786 to 1865. He made significant contributions to the study of plant life in Central Europe and was responsible for naming several species of plants and flowers.

While the surname JUILFS is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of the rich tapestry of German family names, reflecting the diverse cultural and linguistic influences that have shaped the region over centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Juilfs

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

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

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