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

Lechner, 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 Lechner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lechner in America

Lechner is the 7972nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lechner surname appeared 4,149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lechner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lechner 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 Lechner

The surname Lechner originated in Germany, emerging in the medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "lache," meaning a small stream or brook, and the suffix "-ner," indicating a person or place. This suggests that the name may have originated from a specific location near a small stream or from an individual who lived near such a body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lechner can be found in the Bavarian town of Ingolstadt, where a certain Konrad Lechner was mentioned in a document dated 1296. The name also appeared in various other areas of southern Germany, such as Swabia and the Palatinate region, during the 14th and 15th centuries.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name Lechner was Hans Lechner (1480-1542), a German painter and stained glass artist from Nuremberg. His works can be found in several churches and museums across Bavaria and Saxony.

Another historically significant individual with this surname was Johann Lechner (1564-1624), a German organist and composer from the late Renaissance period. He served as the court organist in Stuttgart and composed numerous sacred and secular works, many of which were published during his lifetime.

The name Lechner also appeared in various historical records and documents across Central Europe, such as the Urbarialbücher (manorial records) of various regions in Austria and the Gerichtsbücher (court records) of parts of Switzerland.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure bearing this surname was Johann Lechner (1820-1897), an Austrian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister-President of Cisleithania (the Austrian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) from 1868 to 1870.

Another notable individual with the surname Lechner was Karl Lechner (1857-1930), an Austrian architect and professor at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna. He designed several notable buildings in Vienna, including the Evangelische Pfarrkirche and the Amalienbad public baths.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lechner

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

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

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