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

Osweiler, 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 Osweiler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Osweiler in America

Osweiler is the 77264th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Osweiler surname appeared 248 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 Osweiler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Osweiler 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 Osweiler

The surname OSWEILER is of German origin, originating in the region of Bavaria during the medieval period. The name is derived from the Old German words "os" meaning "ox" and "weiler" meaning "small village or hamlet." It likely referred to someone who lived in a small village or settlement where oxen were kept or bred.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name OSWEILER can be found in the Dinkelsbuhl town records from 1357, which mention a Hans Osweiler. This suggests that the name was already well-established in Bavaria by the 14th century.

In the 16th century, the name OSWEILER appeared in various records and manuscripts from the Bavarian region, such as the Rothenburg ob der Tauber tax registers from 1548, which listed a Konrad Osweiler as a resident.

During the 17th century, the name OSWEILER began to spread beyond Bavaria, with records showing instances of the name in neighboring regions of Germany. One notable example is Johann Osweiler, a Lutheran theologian born in Nuremberg in 1634, who published several works on religious subjects.

As the OSWEILER family dispersed throughout Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries, variations of the spelling emerged, such as Ossweiler, Ossweyler, and Osweyler. One prominent individual from this era was Karl Osweiler, a German politician and lawyer born in 1825 in Hesse, who served as a member of the Prussian House of Representatives.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some individuals bearing the OSWEILER surname emigrated to other parts of the world, including the United States. One such individual was Johann Osweiler, born in Bavaria in 1855, who settled in Pennsylvania and worked as a farmer.

Other notable individuals with the OSWEILER surname include:

1. Horst Osweiler, a German football (soccer) player born in 1927, who played for several clubs in the 1950s and 1960s.
2. Irmgard Osweiler, a German athlete born in 1925, who competed in the discus throw and shot put events at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.
3. Brock Osweiler, an American professional football player born in 1990, who has played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for several teams.
4. Ernst Osweiler, a German artist and painter born in 1890, known for his landscape and still life works.
5. Oswald Osweiler, a Swiss architect and urban planner born in 1883, who designed several notable buildings in Zurich in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Osweiler

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

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

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