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

Lightfritz, 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 Lightfritz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lightfritz in America

Lightfritz is the 156044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lightfritz surname appeared 104 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 Lightfritz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lightfritz 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 Lightfritz

The surname LIGHTFRITZ is believed to have originated in Germany during the late Middle Ages. It is a compound name derived from the Old German words "licht," meaning light or bright, and "fritz," which was a diminutive form of the name Friedrich or Frederick. The name likely referred to someone with fair hair or a bright complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the town of Augsburg, where a merchant named Hans Lichtfritz is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by the mid-1300s in southern Germany.

In the 15th century, there are records of a family named Lichtfritz residing in the village of Kirchheim, near Stuttgart. They were landowners and farmers, with the name appearing in various local documents throughout the 1400s and 1500s.

During the 16th century, the LIGHTFRITZ name spread to other parts of Germany, as well as neighboring countries like Austria and Switzerland. One notable example is Johann Lichtfritz, a Protestant theologian born in Nuremberg in 1532, who wrote several influential works on religious reform.

In the 17th century, a branch of the LIGHTFRITZ family settled in the city of Hamburg, where they became successful merchants and traders. One member, Heinrich Lichtfritz (1620-1689), was a prominent figure in the city's guilds and served as a council member.

Another notable LIGHTFRITZ was Katharina Lichtfritz (1756-1829), a German writer and poet from Halle who published several collections of poetry and prose during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

As the name spread across Europe, variations in spelling emerged, such as Lichtfritz, Lichtfrits, and Lichtfritzs. Some branches of the family also adopted alternate spellings like Lightfritz or Lichtfrits as they settled in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lightfritz

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

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

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