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

Langhammer, 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 Langhammer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Langhammer in America

Langhammer is the 84136th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Langhammer surname appeared 223 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 Langhammer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Langhammer 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 Langhammer

The surname Langhammer is of German origin, dating back to the 16th century. It is a compound word derived from the German words "lang" meaning long and "hammer" meaning hammer. The name likely originated as an occupational surname, referring to someone who worked as a blacksmith or a maker of long hammers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Langhammer surname can be found in the parish records of the town of Freiberg in Saxony, Germany, where a certain Hans Langhammer was mentioned in 1572. The name was also present in other parts of Germany, such as Silesia and Bavaria, during the 16th and 17th centuries.

In the 18th century, the Langhammer surname appeared in various historical documents and records across German-speaking regions. For instance, Johann Gottfried Langhammer, a Lutheran theologian and author, was born in Zittau, Saxony, in 1700 and died in 1767.

Another notable figure with the Langhammer surname was Friedrich Langhammer, a German-American author and educator born in Saxony in 1814. He emigrated to the United States in 1848 and became a prominent figure in the German-American community, publishing several books and teaching at various educational institutions.

In the 19th century, the Langhammer surname was also found in Austria, where a family of that name owned a prominent blacksmith workshop in the town of Bruck an der Mur, Styria. One member of this family, Karl Langhammer, born in 1834, gained recognition for his innovative metalworking techniques and was awarded several patents.

Another person of note with the Langhammer surname was Wilhelm Langhammer, a German architect born in Dresden in 1880. He was known for his work on several notable buildings in Dresden and other cities in Saxony during the early 20th century.

The Langhammer surname has been present in historical records across various German-speaking regions for several centuries, with its origins likely stemming from an occupational surname related to blacksmithing or metalworking.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Langhammer

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

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

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