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

Memminger, 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 Memminger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Memminger in America

Memminger is the 90853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Memminger surname appeared 203 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 Memminger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Memminger 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 Memminger

The surname MEMMINGER originated in Germany during the late medieval period. It is derived from the German word "memmingen", which was the name of a town in the region of Swabia, Bavaria. This place name itself is thought to have come from a Germanic root word meaning "by the water".

The earliest recorded instances of the MEMMINGER surname date back to the 13th century in the town of Memmingen and surrounding areas. Historical records show variations in spelling such as Meminger, Memmingere, and Memmenghir appearing in tax rolls, church registries, and other documents.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Memminger, a merchant and councilman who lived in the city of Memmingen around 1420. Another notable figure was Burkhard Memminger, a historian and author born in Memmingen in 1512, who wrote chronicles detailing the city's history.

In the 16th century, the MEMMINGER surname began to spread beyond its original region as families migrated to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries. Johann Memminger (1525-1587), a Protestant clergyman, was active in the Reformation movement and served as a pastor in various cities across southern Germany.

As the name dispersed more widely, it also appeared in official records with different spellings such as Meminger, Memminger, and Meminger. One example is Christoph Memminger (1638-1701), a lawyer and mayor of the town of Gundelsheim in Württemberg.

During the 19th century, several individuals with the MEMMINGER surname achieved prominence in various fields. This includes August Memminger (1786-1873), a German-American businessman and politician who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Memminger

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

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

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