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

Ohlinger, 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 Ohlinger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ohlinger in America

Ohlinger is the 25332nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ohlinger surname appeared 977 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 Ohlinger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ohlinger 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 Ohlinger

The surname Ohlinger is of German origin, derived from the region of Swabia in southwestern Germany. The name likely emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

It is believed to be a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a brook or stream. The root "Ohling" may have evolved from the Old High German word "aha," meaning water or stream. The suffix "-er" denoted someone associated with that geographic feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the town records of Mühlhausen, Germany, in 1479, when a Hans Ohlinger is mentioned. In the 16th century, there are references to an Ohlinger family living in the village of Eutingen, near the city of Pforzheim.

The name Ohlinger has also been linked to the town of Öhlingen, located in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg. It's possible that the surname originated from this place name, which itself is derived from the same root word referring to a small stream or brook.

Notable individuals with the surname Ohlinger throughout history include:

1. Johann Ohlinger (1556-1623), a German Protestant theologian and reformer from Württemberg.
2. Georg Ohlinger (1579-1644), a German composer and organist active in the early Baroque period.
3. Christoph Ohlinger (1629-1697), a German jurist and legal scholar from Esslingen.
4. Philipp Ohlinger (1701-1768), a German painter and engraver known for his landscape works.
5. Friedrich Ohlinger (1856-1929), a German architect and builder who designed several notable buildings in Stuttgart.

While the Ohlinger name has its roots in southwestern Germany, it has spread to other parts of the German-speaking world and beyond over the centuries. However, the earliest recorded examples and historical references point to its origins in the Swabian region of Germany, where it emerged as a topographic name related to streams or brooks.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ohlinger

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

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

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