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

Lager, 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 Lager surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lager in America

Lager is the 20099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lager surname appeared 1,329 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 Lager.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lager 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 Lager

The surname Lager originates from German-speaking areas of Europe, most likely from the southern regions of Germany and Austria. It derives from the German word "Lager," which means a storehouse, warehouse, or depot. The name likely arose as an occupational surname, referring to someone who worked in a storehouse or was responsible for managing or overseeing such a facility.

During the Middle Ages, occupational surnames were commonly adopted to identify individuals based on their trades or professions. The earliest recorded instances of the surname Lager can be traced back to the 14th and 15th centuries in various German regions. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Lager, a merchant from Nuremberg, who lived in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name Lager appeared in various German records and documents, such as the Kirchenbücher (church registers) of several towns and villages. For example, a record from 1562 mentions a Johann Lager from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria.

As people migrated and settled in different areas, the surname Lager spread across various regions of Europe and eventually to other parts of the world. In the 17th century, bearers of the name can be found in areas such as Austria, Switzerland, and parts of present-day Poland and Czech Republic.

One notable individual with the surname Lager was Johann Baptist Lager, a German composer and violinist born in 1754 in Würzburg, Bavaria. He composed several operas and instrumental works and served as the court music director in Würzburg.

Another prominent figure was Karl Lager, a German engineer and industrialist born in 1819 in Nuremberg. He founded the Lager & Witzleben Company, which manufactured industrial machinery and equipment, and played a significant role in the industrialization of Germany in the 19th century.

In the 20th century, Kurt Lager, a German-American physicist born in 1903 in Berlin, made important contributions to the development of nuclear energy and was part of the Manhattan Project during World War II.

Other notable individuals with the surname Lager include Hans Lager, a German painter and graphic artist active in the early 20th century, and Wilhelm Lager, a German writer and poet born in 1875 in Düsseldorf, known for his works exploring themes of nature and spirituality.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lager

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

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

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