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

Libsack, 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 Libsack surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Libsack in America

Libsack is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Libsack surname appeared 124 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 Libsack.

We can also compare 2010 data for Libsack 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 Libsack

The surname Libsack has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Liebsack," which translates to "lovely sack" or "beloved sack." This peculiar name likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who carried or worked with sacks, possibly a farmer or merchant.

One of the earliest known references to the name Libsack can be found in the church records of the town of Braunschweig, in Lower Saxony, Germany. An entry from 1592 mentions a Hans Libsack, who was a local tradesman.

By the 17th century, the name had spread to other regions of Germany, appearing in various spellings such as Liebsack, Liebsacke, and Libsacke. In 1632, during the Thirty Years' War, a soldier named Johann Libsack was recorded as serving in the Prussian army.

As families with this surname migrated across Europe, the name took on different regional variations. In the 18th century, the Libsack family can be traced to the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, where a farmer named Hans Libsack lived in the village of Großenwiehe.

One notable bearer of the Libsack name was Karl Libsack, a German painter and etcher born in 1819 in Breslau, Silesia (now Wrocław, Poland). Libsack studied art in Berlin and became known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting the countryside of Silesia and the Harz Mountains.

Another prominent figure with the Libsack surname was Theodor Libsack, a German writer and journalist born in 1842 in Potsdam. Libsack worked as a newspaper editor and published several novels and short stories, including the novel "Die Heimkehr" (The Return Home) in 1886.

In the 20th century, Hans Libsack, born in 1901 in Berlin, gained recognition as a German architect and urban planner. He was involved in the reconstruction efforts in Berlin after World War II and played a significant role in the design of the Hansaviertel neighborhood.

While the Libsack name may have had humble beginnings as a descriptive nickname, it has endured through centuries and across various regions, with bearers contributing to diverse fields such as art, literature, and architecture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Libsack

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

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

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