Langreder last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Langreder

A topographic surname derived from Middle Low German referring to someone living by a long path or road.

Langreder, 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 Langreder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Langreder in America

Langreder is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Langreder surname appeared 146 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 Langreder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Langreder 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 118853 108153 9.43%
Count 146 152 -4.03%
Proportion per 100k 0.05 0.06 -18.18%

The history of the last name Langreder

The surname LANGREDER has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have emerged from the northern regions of the country, particularly in areas around modern-day Hamburg and Lower Saxony. The name is thought to be derived from the Old German words "lang" meaning "long" and "reder" referring to a profession or occupation related to the making of ropes or cords.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the LANGREDER name can be found in a baptismal record from the town of Lüneburg in 1578, where a child named Hans LANGREDER was registered. This suggests that families bearing this surname had already established themselves in the region by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various church records and municipal documents from towns and villages across northern Germany. Notable examples include a merchant named Jakob LANGREDER who is mentioned in a trade register from the city of Bremen in 1642, and a landowner named Heinrich LANGREDER whose property is referenced in a land deed from the village of Westerwisch near Lübeck in 1677.

As the LANGREDER name spread across Germany over the centuries, it also gave rise to slight variations in spelling, such as LANGREDER, LANGRIDER, and LANGRÖDER. These variations likely emerged due to regional dialects and local pronunciation differences.

One of the most notable individuals in history to bear the LANGREDER surname was Johann Heinrich LANGREDER, a German composer and organist who lived from 1743 to 1813. Born in the town of Großenkneten, he served as the organist at the St. Petri Church in Hamburg and composed several works for organ and choir.

Another prominent figure was Wilhelm LANGREDER, a 19th-century German historian and writer who was born in 1820 in the city of Osnabrück. He authored several books on the history of Lower Saxony and the city of Osnabrück, where he lived and worked as a teacher and archivist.

In the 20th century, the LANGREDER name gained recognition through the work of Hans-Joachim LANGREDER, a German architect and urban planner who was born in 1904 in Berlin. He was involved in the reconstruction and urban development of several German cities, including Hamburg and Bremen, after the devastation of World War II.

Another notable figure was Gerhard LANGREDER, a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, who served as a member of the Bundestag (German parliament) from 1969 to 1987. He was born in 1925 in the town of Büren, North Rhine-Westphalia.

While the LANGREDER surname has its roots in northern Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration, particularly to North America and other European countries. However, its origins can be traced back to the regions around Hamburg and Lower Saxony, where it first emerged as a surname related to the occupation of rope or cord making.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Langreder

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

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 Langreder was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 97.26% 142
Non-Hispanic Black Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin 0.00% 0

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 Langreder has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 97.26% 99.34% -2.12%
Black 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)% (S)%
Two or More Races (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Hispanic 0.00% (S)% (S)%

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

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