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

Lauhoff, 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 Lauhoff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lauhoff in America

Lauhoff is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lauhoff surname appeared 149 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 Lauhoff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lauhoff 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 Lauhoff

The surname LAUHOFF has its origins in Germany, likely emerging in the late 16th or early 17th century. It is believed to have originated in the regions of Lower Saxony or Westphalia, where variations of the name were found in historical records. The name LAUHOFF may be derived from the Old German words "lau" meaning "warm" or "lukewarm" and "hoff" meaning "farm" or "estate," possibly referring to a warm or sheltered farmstead.

One of the earliest references to the name LAUHOFF can be found in the 1687 baptismal records of the town of Osnabrück, where a child named Johann LAUHOFF was registered. In the late 17th century, the LAUHOFF family appears to have settled in the Prussian province of Westphalia, with several records of births, marriages, and deaths from that time period.

In the 18th century, the name LAUHOFF was also found in the neighboring regions of Hanover and Brunswick. Johann Friedrich LAUHOFF (1720-1801), a prominent merchant and landowner from the town of Gifhorn, is one of the earliest notable individuals with this surname.

As the Industrial Revolution took hold in the 19th century, some members of the LAUHOFF family migrated to urban centers like Berlin and Hamburg, where they pursued various trades and professions. One such individual was Carl LAUHOFF (1835-1914), a successful banker and philanthropist in Berlin.

The name LAUHOFF also spread beyond Germany's borders during this time, with some bearers of the name settling in the United States and other countries. Wilhelm LAUHOFF (1842-1922), a German-born engineer who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and worked on several notable bridge and railway projects, is one example.

Other individuals of note with the surname LAUHOFF include Theodor LAUHOFF (1870-1947), a German-American artist and illustrator known for his work in children's books, and Hans LAUHOFF (1898-1976), a German politician and member of the Nazi party who later renounced his beliefs and became an advocate for democracy after World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lauhoff

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

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

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