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

Oberhauser, 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 Oberhauser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oberhauser in America

Oberhauser is the 58876th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oberhauser surname appeared 344 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 Oberhauser.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oberhauser 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 Oberhauser

The surname OBERHAUSER originated in Germany, and it is a locational name derived from the German words "ober" meaning "upper" and "hausen" meaning "house" or "homestead." It likely referred to someone who lived at the uppermost house or homestead in a particular village or town.

The earliest known record of the OBERHAUSER surname dates back to the 13th century in the region of Bavaria, southern Germany. It is believed that the name was first used to distinguish different branches of a family living in the same area, with those residing in the uppermost dwellings being referred to as "Oberhausers."

In the 15th century, the OBERHAUSER name appeared in various records and manuscripts in the German states of Bavaria, Saxony, and Württemberg. One notable reference is found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, where an individual named Hans Oberhauser is mentioned in a land transaction dated 1472.

The earliest recorded bearer of the OBERHAUSER surname was Johann Oberhauser, who was born in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, in 1432. Another notable figure was Konrad Oberhauser, a German artist and engraver from Nuremberg, who lived from 1497 to 1561.

In the 16th century, the OBERHAUSER name gained prominence in the region of Franconia, northern Bavaria, where several members of the family were involved in the wine-making industry. One such individual was Georg Oberhauser, a renowned vintner from the town of Würzburg, who was born in 1543 and died in 1619.

During the 17th century, the OBERHAUSER surname spread to other parts of Europe, including Austria and Switzerland. In 1692, a Swiss scholar and theologian named Johann Jakob Oberhauser was born in the city of Schaffhausen. He later became a professor at the University of Basel and published several influential works on theology and philosophy.

Another notable OBERHAUSER was the German botanist and naturalist Georg Oberhauser, who lived from 1798 to 1868. He made significant contributions to the study of plants and their habitats, and several species of plants were named in his honor, such as the Oberhauser's Hawkweed (Hieracium oberhauseri).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oberhauser

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

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

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