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

Nonnenmacher, 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 Nonnenmacher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nonnenmacher in America

Nonnenmacher is the 61436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nonnenmacher surname appeared 327 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 Nonnenmacher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nonnenmacher 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 Nonnenmacher

The surname NONNENMACHER is of German origin, with roots dating back to the late Middle Ages. The name is derived from the German words "Nonne," meaning "nun," and "Macher," meaning "maker" or "doer." This suggests that the original bearers of this name were likely involved in the production of goods or services for local nunneries or convents.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the NONNENMACHER name can be found in the city of Cologne, where a certain Hans Nonnenmacher is mentioned in a document from the year 1487. This document, a tax register, indicates that Hans held a position of some importance within the city's guild system.

The NONNENMACHER name also appears in various church records from the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly in the regions of the Rhineland and Westphalia. These records often refer to individuals with this surname as being involved in trades such as weaving, baking, or brewing – professions that would have been in demand by the local religious communities of the time.

During the 18th century, the NONNENMACHER name began to spread more widely throughout German-speaking areas of Europe. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Friedrich Nonnenmacher (1737-1805), a renowned theologian and author from the town of Idstein in present-day Hesse.

As the 19th century dawned, the NONNENMACHER surname could be found across a broader swath of territories, including parts of what is now modern-day Poland and the Czech Republic. One individual of note from this period was Karl Nonnenmacher (1815-1890), a respected lawyer and political figure from the city of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland).

Another prominent NONNENMACHER was Max Nonnenmacher (1857-1925), a successful industrialist and entrepreneur from the town of Meiningen in Thuringia. His company, the Nonnenmacher Metallwerke, was a leading manufacturer of metal products and machinery during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the NONNENMACHER name has its origins in the German-speaking regions of Europe, over the centuries it has undoubtedly been carried to other parts of the world by those bearing this distinctive surname. However, records from more recent times are less reliable in tracing the global dispersion of this name, as they may not accurately capture its earlier historical roots and evolution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nonnenmacher

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

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

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