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

Kager, 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 Kager surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kager in America

Kager is the 87335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kager surname appeared 213 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 Kager.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kager 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 Kager

The surname Kager has its origins in Germany and is believed to have emerged in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old German word "kager," which referred to a person who made or sold small barrels or casks. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have been involved in the cooperage trade or worked with wooden containers.

One of the earliest known references to the name Kager can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, where a Hans Kager is listed as a resident in 1512. Another early record comes from the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, where a family by the name of Kager is mentioned in a church register from 1547.

In the 17th century, the name Kager began to spread beyond its initial concentrated area in southern Germany. In 1634, a Johann Kager is recorded as having settled in the town of Schmalkalden in Thuringia. Around the same time, a family bearing the name Kager is also documented in the city of Ulm, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

One notable individual with the surname Kager was Johann Christoph Kager, a German composer and organist who lived from 1628 to 1694. He served as the Kapellmeister (chapel master) at the court of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and is remembered for his contributions to the development of the German Baroque style of church music.

Another figure of historical significance was Matthias Kager, a German Benedictine monk and theologian who lived from 1575 to 1634. He was a professor at the University of Salzburg and wrote several influential works on Catholic doctrine and philosophy.

In the 19th century, the name Kager gained prominence through the achievements of Johann Friedrich Kager, a German engineer and inventor born in 1792. He is credited with developing one of the earliest successful steam-powered printing presses, which revolutionized the printing industry in the early 1800s.

As the centuries passed, families bearing the surname Kager continued to spread throughout Germany and other parts of Europe. While the name may have evolved from its original occupational roots, it remains a recognizable and enduring part of German onomastics (the study of names).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kager

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

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

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