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

Lustgarten, 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 Lustgarten surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lustgarten in America

Lustgarten is the 54418th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lustgarten surname appeared 379 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 Lustgarten.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lustgarten 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 Lustgarten

The surname Lustgarten is of German origin and dates back to the late medieval period. It is derived from the German words "Lust," meaning pleasure or delight, and "Garten," meaning garden. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or tended a pleasant or delightful garden.

The earliest known record of the name Lustgarten appears in a 14th-century manuscript from the city of Nuremberg, which mentions a certain Johann Lustgarten, a gardener at a local monastery. Another early reference is found in a 15th-century land registry from the town of Bamberg, which lists a Peter Lustgarten as a landowner.

In the 16th century, the name Lustgarten is recorded in several documents from the region of Saxony, suggesting that it may have been particularly prevalent in that area. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Hans Lustgarten, a Lutheran pastor born in Dresden in 1542.

The surname Lustgarten is sometimes found with variations in spelling, such as Lustgartner or Lustgärtner, which more explicitly denote the gardener occupation. There are also records of the name being associated with certain place names, such as Lustenau or Lustenberg, which may have influenced the development of the surname in some cases.

Among the notable individuals who bore the surname Lustgarten in later history are:

1. Friedrich Lustgarten (1794-1876), a German writer and philosopher.
2. Vera Lustgarten (1888-1944), an Austrian-born writer and journalist who was persecuted and killed during the Holocaust.
3. Edgar Lustgarten (1907-1978), a British writer and broadcaster known for his work on true crime cases.
4. Armin Lustgarten (1888-1943), a German novelist and playwright.
5. Abby Lustgarten (born 1976), an American journalist and author who has written extensively on environmental issues.

While the surname Lustgarten is not among the most common in Germany or elsewhere, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life, from gardeners and landowners to writers, philosophers, and journalists.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lustgarten

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

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

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