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

Kimminau, 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 Kimminau surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kimminau in America

Kimminau is the 60636th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kimminau surname appeared 332 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 Kimminau.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kimminau 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 Kimminau

The surname KIMMINAU is believed to have originated in Germany during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old High German words "kimo" meaning "sprout" or "germ" and "aue" meaning "meadow" or "pasture." The name may have been initially given to someone who lived near a fertile meadow or pastureland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KIMMINAU name can be found in a 14th-century census record from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. This document lists a "Heinrich Kymmenaw" as a landowner and farmer in the region.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various ecclesiastical records from the Diocese of Trier, located in what is now western Germany and eastern France. These records mention several individuals with the surname KIMMINAU serving as clergy or monks within the diocese.

A notable early bearer of the KIMMINAU name was Johannes Kimminau, a scholar and theologian who lived in the late 15th century. He was born in the town of Mainz in 1462 and served as a professor at the University of Heidelberg until his death in 1527.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the KIMMINAU surname can be found in various legal documents and property records from the German states of Saxony and Thuringia. One notable figure from this time was Christoph Kimminau, a wealthy merchant and landowner born in Leipzig in 1582.

In the 18th century, the KIMMINAU name appears in military records from the Prussian army. A certain Johann Kimminau, born in 1712 in the town of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland), achieved the rank of Captain and served in the Prussian infantry during the Seven Years' War.

Throughout the 19th century, individuals with the KIMMINAU surname can be found in various regions of Germany, as well as in neighboring countries like Austria and Switzerland. One notable figure from this period was the German painter and illustrator, Carl Kimminau, who was born in Berlin in 1827 and gained recognition for his landscapes and rural scenes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kimminau

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

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

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