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

Koenecke, 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 Koenecke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koenecke in America

Koenecke is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koenecke surname appeared 183 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 Koenecke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koenecke 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 Koenecke

The surname Koenecke is of German origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German word "kone," meaning a cone or a wedge, and the suffix "-ecke," which denotes a corner or an angle. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a wedge-shaped or angular piece of land.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Koenecke can be found in medieval German records and documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. These include mentions of individuals bearing the name in various regions of Germany, particularly in the northern and central areas.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Koenecke was Hans Koenecke, a landowner and farmer who lived in the town of Lüneburg, in what is now Lower Saxony, Germany, during the late 15th century. Historical records from this period also indicate the existence of a Koenecke family in the city of Magdeburg, located in the modern-day state of Saxony-Anhalt.

In the 16th century, the surname Koenecke appeared in several historical documents from the region of Brandenburg, including land registries and church records. One notable individual was Johann Koenecke, a merchant and town councilor who lived in the city of Berlin during the late 1500s.

The name Koenecke can also be found in various historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries, spanning different regions of Germany. One example is Friedrich Koenecke, a Lutheran pastor and theologian who lived in the town of Nordhausen, in modern-day Thuringia, during the early 1700s.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Carl Koenecke, a German writer and journalist who was born in Berlin in 1800. He was known for his works of historical fiction and his contributions to various newspapers and literary journals of the time.

Throughout its history, the surname Koenecke has been subject to various spelling variations, such as Könecke, Koeneke, and Könicke, reflecting regional differences in pronunciation and orthography. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained consistent across these variations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koenecke

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

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

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