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

Oberdick, 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 Oberdick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oberdick in America

Oberdick is the 67126th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oberdick surname appeared 294 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 Oberdick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oberdick 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 Oberdick

The surname Oberdick originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German words "ober" meaning "upper" and "dick" meaning "thick" or "stout." This suggests that the name was likely a descriptive nickname initially given to someone of a larger or stockier build who lived in an upper or elevated area.

The earliest known recorded mention of the Oberdick name dates back to the 13th century in the town records of Heidelberg in the Palatinate region of what is now southwestern Germany. An entry from 1287 lists a Hans Oberdick as a landowner and farmer in the village of Dossenheim near Heidelberg.

In the 14th century, records show an Ulrich Oberdick serving as a knight and vassal to the Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1342. The Oberdick family crest, depicting a stout figure atop a hill, can be traced back to this period.

One of the first prominent members of the Oberdick family was Johann Oberdick, born in 1501 in Mainz. He was a respected Lutheran theologian and scholar who taught at the University of Heidelberg in the mid-1500s during the Protestant Reformation.

Another noteworthy individual with this surname was Konrad Oberdick, a 17th century master woodcarver from Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Several of his intricate carved altarpieces and pulpits can still be found in churches across Bavaria.

In the 1600s, members of the Oberdick family began migrating from Germany to settle in the Rhineland region of what is now the Netherlands. Pieter Oberdick, born in 1663 in Amsterdam, became a prosperous Dutch merchant trader dealing in spices, silks and exotic goods from Asia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oberdick

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

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

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