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

Ohnesorge, 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 Ohnesorge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ohnesorge in America

Ohnesorge is the 68949th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ohnesorge surname appeared 285 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 Ohnesorge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ohnesorge 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 Ohnesorge

The surname Ohnesorge is of German origin, stemming from the regions of central and northern Germany. It is believed to have originated in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the German words "ohne" meaning "without" and "Sorge" meaning "worry" or "concern." Thus, the name can be interpreted as "without worry" or "carefree."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ohnesorge can be found in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans Ohnesorge was mentioned in a document dated 1462. This suggests that the name was already in use during the 15th century in the region of Franconia.

In the 16th century, the Ohnesorge family gained prominence in the city of Leipzig, where they were involved in the local trade guilds. Johannes Ohnesorge, a merchant and member of the guild of weavers, is recorded in documents from 1537.

During the 17th century, the name Ohnesorge appears in various church records and tax registers in the regions of Saxony and Brandenburg. One notable figure from this era was Martin Ohnesorge, a Lutheran pastor who served in the town of Celle from 1642 to 1668.

In the 18th century, the Ohnesorge family expanded their influence beyond the borders of Germany. Friedrich Wilhelm Ohnesorge, born in 1717 in Berlin, was a renowned architect who worked in the service of the Swedish court, designing several notable buildings in Stockholm.

The 19th century saw the rise of several prominent individuals with the surname Ohnesorge. Johann Georg Ohnesorge, born in 1803 in Saxony, was a respected jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the city of Leipzig. Carl Ohnesorge, born in 1848 in Berlin, was a pioneering chemist and inventor, known for his contributions to the development of the photographic industry.

Other notable figures with the surname Ohnesorge include Otto Ohnesorge, a German painter and illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Wilhelm Ohnesorge, a German politician and member of the Reichstag during the Weimar Republic in the 1920s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ohnesorge

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

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

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