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

Korth, 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 Korth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Korth in America

Korth is the 10211th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Korth surname appeared 3,156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Korth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Korth 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 Korth

The surname Korth is of German origin, deriving from the Old High German word "kortar," which means "shorter" or "small." This name originated in the Middle Ages, likely in the regions of present-day Germany or Austria.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Korth can be found in the Brottseder Matrikel, a medieval document from the 14th century that recorded the names of students and scholars at the University of Vienna. This suggests that the name was already established in the German-speaking regions during that time period.

In the 15th century, the name Korth appeared in various town records and tax rolls in the Rhineland region of Germany. This indicates that the name was particularly prevalent in that area, possibly due to its proximity to the Low Countries, where similar variants of the name, such as Kort and Korte, were also used.

The variant spelling "Kordt" was also common in the 16th and 17th centuries, as seen in several historical documents from the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, a state within the Holy Roman Empire. This spelling likely evolved from the original "Korth" due to regional dialect differences.

Notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname Korth include:

1. Hans Korth (c. 1490-1558), a German Renaissance painter known for his religious works and portraits.
2. Johann Korth (1642-1701), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Elector of Brandenburg.
3. Friedrich Korth (1807-1878), a Prussian statesman and politician who served as the Minister of Commerce and Public Works.
4. Theodor Korth (1828-1895), a German philologist and linguist who specialized in the study of ancient Greek and Latin texts.
5. Wilhelm Korth (1863-1945), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other German cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the name Korth is not as widespread as some other German surnames, it has a rich history that spans several centuries and can be traced back to its linguistic origins in the medieval period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Korth

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

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

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