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

Koogle, 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 Koogle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Koogle in America

Koogle is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Koogle surname appeared 239 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 Koogle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Koogle 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 Koogle

The surname KOOGLE is believed to have originated in Germany during the 13th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old German word "kugel," meaning "ball" or "sphere." This suggests that the name may have been initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone who was round or spherical in shape, or perhaps related to a profession involving balls or spheres.

The earliest recorded instances of the KOOGLE surname can be found in medieval German chronicles and records. One notable example is Johann KOOGLE, a merchant from Nuremberg who was mentioned in a trade document dated 1347. Another early bearer of the name was Gertrude KOOGLE, a landowner from the village of Kugeldorf (literally, "ball village") near Cologne, whose name appears in a land registry from 1412.

In the 16th century, the KOOGLE surname began to spread beyond Germany, with some bearers migrating to neighboring regions such as Switzerland and the Netherlands. One prominent figure from this era was Hans KOOGLE, a Swiss clockmaker born in 1532 in Bern, who was renowned for his intricate and precise timepieces.

As the KOOGLE name continued to disperse across Europe in the following centuries, it underwent various spelling variations, including Kugel, Kuegel, Kugele, and Kuglen. In the 18th century, a branch of the KOOGLE family settled in the Russian Empire, where the name was sometimes rendered as Кугль (Kugl') in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Notable individuals with the KOOGLE surname throughout history include:

1. Wilhelm KOOGLE (1795-1876), a German philosopher and professor at the University of Berlin.
2. Amelia KOOGLE (1867-1945), an American suffragette and activist for women's rights.
3. Viktor KOOGLE (1900-1982), a Russian-born painter and sculptor who emigrated to France in the 1920s.
4. Joachim KOOGLE (1925-2011), a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 1969 to 1990.
5. Sara KOOGLE (born 1978), a contemporary American novelist and short story writer.

While the KOOGLE surname may not be among the most common worldwide, it has a rich and intriguing history spanning several centuries and multiple countries, reflecting the diverse journeys and contributions of its bearers throughout the ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Koogle

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

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

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