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

Kornfeld, 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 Kornfeld surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kornfeld in America

Kornfeld is the 24572nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kornfeld surname appeared 1,017 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 Kornfeld.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kornfeld 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 Kornfeld

The surname Kornfeld originated in Germany and was first recorded in the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German words "korn" meaning grain or corn, and "feld" meaning field. Thus, the name literally translates to "grain field" or "cornfield".

Kornfeld was likely an occupational surname initially given to someone who worked in or owned a grain field. As surnames became hereditary in Germanic regions, those with the name Kornfeld were the descendants of the original grain field workers or owners.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kornfeld appears in the Bützow Town Records of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, from 1283. An entry mentions a "Heinrich Kornfeld" as a landholder in the area.

The Kornfeld name can also be found in various medieval German manuscripts and records, such as the Oettingen Estates Records from 1412, which lists a "Konrad Kornfeld" as a tenant farmer.

In the 16th century, the Kornfeld surname is documented in the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, with a "Hans Kornfeld" listed as a baker in the city's guild records from 1542.

A notable early bearer of the Kornfeld name was Johann Georg Kornfeld (1592-1648), a German Lutheran theologian and author from Nuremberg.

Another significant figure was the Austrian composer and music theorist Theodor Kornfeld (1791-1858), who was born in Vienna and composed numerous works for the church and theater.

The Kornfeld surname also spread to neighboring regions of Europe. One example is the Dutch painter Jan Kornfeld (1825-1878), who was born in Amsterdam and is known for his landscape paintings.

In the 19th century, the name appeared in the United States with German immigrants, such as the businessman and philanthropist Louis Kornfeld (1839-1927), who was born in Mannheim, Germany, and later settled in New York City.

Throughout its history, the Kornfeld surname has been associated with various occupations, including farmers, bakers, theologians, composers, artists, and businesspeople, reflecting its origins as an occupational name related to grain fields.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kornfeld

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

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

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