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

Ortlieb, 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 Ortlieb surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ortlieb in America

Ortlieb is the 32079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ortlieb surname appeared 719 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 Ortlieb.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ortlieb 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 Ortlieb

The surname Ortlieb originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, likely in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old German words "ort," meaning a place or location, and "lieb," meaning dear or beloved. Thus, the name could have initially referred to someone who was beloved or esteemed in a particular place or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, Germany, dating back to the 12th century. In this codex, a certain "Ortlieb de Witin" is mentioned in relation to a land transaction in the year 1189.

Another early reference to the name appears in the Chronica Regia Coloniensis, a 13th-century chronicle from Cologne, Germany, which mentions an "Ortlieb de Monte" who was a prominent citizen of the city in the year 1248.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Ortlieb was Johannes Ortlieb, a German astronomer and mathematician born around 1430 in the town of Helfenberg (now part of Geislingen an der Steige). He is best known for his work on astronomical instruments and his contributions to the development of the astrolabe.

During the Renaissance period, a famous bearer of the name was Hieronymus Ortlieb, a German humanist scholar and poet who lived from 1495 to 1542. He was born in Füssen, Bavaria, and served as a professor of rhetoric and poetry at the University of Wittenberg.

In the 17th century, a notable individual with the surname Ortlieb was Johann Friedrich Ortlieb, a German composer and organist who lived from 1629 to 1698. He was born in Thüringen and worked as the court organist for the Prince of Saxe-Weimar.

The name Ortlieb can also be traced to various place names in Germany, such as Ortlieb (a village in Thuringia), Ortliebsgrün (a municipality in Saxony), and Ortliebsberg (a mountain in Bavaria). These place names likely influenced the spread and variations of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ortlieb

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

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

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