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

Mengwasser, 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 Mengwasser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mengwasser in America

Mengwasser is the 86981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mengwasser surname appeared 214 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 Mengwasser.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mengwasser 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 Mengwasser

The surname MENGWASSER is of German origin, originating in the late medieval period, around the 14th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, particularly in the areas around the city of Munich.

MENGWASSER is a combination of two words, "meng" and "wasser." The word "meng" is an old German term that refers to a mixture or a blend, while "wasser" is the German word for water. Together, the name likely referred to someone who lived near a confluence of rivers or a place where different bodies of water converged.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MENGWASSER can be found in the Bavarian State Archives, which contain records of a family by that name living in the village of Taufkirchen, near Munich, in the late 15th century. The name is also mentioned in the chronicles of the nearby town of Erding, where a certain Hans MENGWASSER is recorded as a local landowner in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the MENGWASSER name appears in several church records and municipal documents from the town of Landshut, also in Bavaria. One notable individual from this period was Johannes MENGWASSER (1612-1679), a respected scholar and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Ingolstadt.

As the centuries progressed, the MENGWASSER name spread beyond Bavaria to other regions of Germany. In the 18th century, a family by the name of MENGWASSER settled in the city of Leipzig, where they established a successful brewing business. One of their descendants, Friedrich MENGWASSER (1784-1862), became a prominent figure in the city's cultural and political life, serving as a city councilor and patron of the arts.

Another noteworthy individual with the MENGWASSER surname was Karl MENGWASSER (1892-1976), a German engineer who made significant contributions to the development of early diesel engines. He worked for the company Daimler-Benz and held several patents related to engine design and fuel efficiency.

Throughout its history, the MENGWASSER name has also been associated with various places and geographic features. For instance, there is a small village called Mengwasserbach in the Bavarian region of Upper Palatinate, which likely took its name from a nearby stream or river that exemplified the concept of "meng" and "wasser."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mengwasser

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

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

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