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

Kiessling, 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 Kiessling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kiessling in America

Kiessling is the 25865th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kiessling surname appeared 951 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 Kiessling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kiessling 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 Kiessling

The surname Kiessling is of German origin and can be traced back to the late medieval period. The name is derived from the word "Kiesel," which means "pebble" or "gravel" in German. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have lived near a gravelly area or worked in a profession related to gravel or stone.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kiessling name can be found in the tax records of the city of Nuremberg, dating back to the 15th century. These records mention a certain Hans Kiessling, a merchant who lived and worked in the city during that time.

The Kiessling name has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Kieslingswalde, a small village in Saxony. The name may have originated from this location, or the village itself may have been named after an early resident with the surname Kiessling.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the Kiessling surname. One of the earliest was Johann Gottfried Kiessling (1719-1790), a German theologian and professor of divinity at the University of Halle. Another notable figure was Friedrich Kiessling (1800-1876), a German classical philologist and author of several works on ancient Greek and Latin literature.

In the 19th century, Carl Kiessling (1824-1888) was a German artist known for his landscape paintings and etchings. His contemporary, Georg Kiessling (1835-1911), was a notable German architect who designed several buildings in the city of Leipzig.

More recently, Elmar Kiessling (1938-2006) was a German author and journalist who wrote extensively on cultural and political topics. He was also a prominent figure in the German Green Party.

Throughout its history, the Kiessling surname has maintained its German roots and has been carried by individuals from various professions and backgrounds, ranging from scholars and artists to political figures and writers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kiessling

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

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

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