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

Obenhaus, 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 Obenhaus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Obenhaus in America

Obenhaus is the 71886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Obenhaus surname appeared 271 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 Obenhaus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Obenhaus 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 Obenhaus

The surname Obenhaus has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the 15th century. It is derived from the German words "oben" meaning "above" and "haus" meaning "house". The name likely referred to someone who lived in a house situated at a higher elevation or on a hill.

In its earliest recorded instances, the name was spelled with various forms such as Obenhauß, Obenhausen, and Obenhawsen. These variations reflect the regional dialects of the areas where the name was first used. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name Obenhaus lived in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony.

Historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries show the name appearing in various town and church registers. For example, in 1587, a Johann Obenhaus was recorded as a resident of the town of Nuremberg. Another early reference can be found in the 1632 baptismal records of the parish church in the village of Oberlauterbach, where a child named Anna Obenhaus was christened.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Obenhaus was Hans Obenhaus, a farmer who lived in the village of Mittelbach in the late 15th century. Records indicate he was born around 1470 and died sometime in the 1540s. Another notable figure was Matthias Obenhaus, a merchant and guild member in the city of Augsburg, who was born in 1589 and died in 1657.

In the 18th century, the name Obenhaus can be found in various parts of Germany, including the regions of Hesse, Thuringia, and Franconia. One prominent individual from this time period was Johann Christoph Obenhaus, a Lutheran theologian and author who was born in 1724 in the town of Rudolstadt. He wrote several influential works on theology and served as a pastor in various churches.

Another notable bearer of the name was Friedrich Obenhaus, a German painter and engraver who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in 1767 in the city of Nuremberg and gained recognition for his landscape paintings and etchings.

Throughout the centuries, the Obenhaus surname has also been associated with several places in Germany. For example, there is a village called Obenhausen in the state of Hesse, which likely derived its name from the same linguistic roots as the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Obenhaus

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

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

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