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

Lautzenheiser, 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 Lautzenheiser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lautzenheiser in America

Lautzenheiser is the 29986th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lautzenheiser surname appeared 783 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 Lautzenheiser.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lautzenheiser 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 Lautzenheiser

The surname Lautzenheiser has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the German word 'Lautzen', which referred to a small village or hamlet, combined with the suffix 'heiser', meaning someone from or associated with that particular place.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the parish records of the town of Miltenberg, located in the region of Lower Franconia, Bavaria. In 1583, a family by the name of Lautzenheiser is mentioned as residing in the area.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name appears to have spread across various regions of Germany, with several variations in spelling, such as Lautzenheiser, Lautzenheyser, and Lautzenhäuser. These variations often reflected the local dialects and linguistic nuances of the regions where the name was present.

In the early 19th century, a notable figure bearing the Lautzenheiser name was Johann Georg Lautzenheiser, a prominent clockmaker born in 1803 in the town of Schramberg, located in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg. His intricate timepieces were highly sought after and are now considered valuable antiques.

Another historical figure was Maximilian Lautzenheiser, a German philosopher and educator born in 1832 in the city of Heidelberg. He authored several influential works on ethics and moral philosophy and served as a professor at the University of Freiburg.

The name Lautzenheiser also found its way into literature, with a character named Wilhelm Lautzenheiser appearing in the 1887 novel "Der Dorfbarbier" (The Village Barber) by German author Theodor Storm. The novel provided insights into the lives of rural communities in 19th century Germany.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many individuals bearing the Lautzenheiser surname immigrated to the United States, particularly to the Midwest and Pennsylvania regions. One notable immigrant was Karl Lautzenheiser, born in 1875 in the town of Tuttlingen, who settled in Ohio and became a successful businessman and community leader.

Another prominent figure was Anna Lautzenheiser, born in 1893 in the city of Freiburg, who immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s and became a pioneering advocate for women's rights and suffrage.

Throughout its history, the surname Lautzenheiser has maintained a strong presence in Germany and has also taken root in various parts of the world, particularly in North America, where it continues to be carried on by numerous individuals and families.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lautzenheiser

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

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

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