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

Kirchgessner, 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 Kirchgessner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kirchgessner in America

Kirchgessner is the 35016th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kirchgessner surname appeared 644 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 Kirchgessner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kirchgessner 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 Kirchgessner

The surname Kirchgessner has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the 16th century. It is derived from the German words "Kirche" meaning church and "Gassner" referring to a street or alley name. The name likely originated in southern Germany, particularly in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg regions, where it was commonly found among residents living near churches or on church streets.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kirchgessner can be found in the Bavarian town of Landshut, where a Hans Kirchgessner was mentioned in a 1573 municipal record. The name also appears in various church records and tax rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries in towns such as Augsburg, Nuremberg, and Stuttgart.

In the late 16th century, a notable figure named Johann Kirchgessner (1554-1628) was a Protestant theologian and author from Nuremberg. He published several works on religious topics and was involved in the Reformation movement in Germany.

During the 17th century, the Kirchgessner name was found in various regions of southern Germany, including the Palatinate and Württemberg areas. A prominent individual from this time was Georg Kirchgessner (1625-1692), a merchant and landowner from the town of Heilbronn.

As German immigration to North America increased in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Kirchgessner name began to appear in various regions of the United States and Canada. One early immigrant was Jacob Kirchgessner, who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1740s.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Kirchgessner (1799-1876), a German-American Lutheran minister and educator who founded several schools and churches in Ohio and Indiana during the mid-19th century.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Kirchgessner name continued to be represented in various fields, including academia, politics, and the arts. For example, Gottfried Kirchgessner (1858-1932) was a respected professor of chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, while Karl Kirchgessner (1888-1957) was a German politician and member of the Reichstag.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kirchgessner

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

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

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