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

Panner, 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 Panner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Panner in America

Panner is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Panner surname appeared 132 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 Panner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Panner 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 Panner

The surname Panner is believed to have originated in Germany, likely during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the German word "Panne," which means "pan" or "cooking vessel." This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname, given to someone who worked as a maker or seller of pans.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Panner can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, Germany, dating back to the 15th century. A certain Hans Panner is mentioned as a resident of the city in 1472. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Panner appears to have spread to various other parts of Germany, with records showing individuals bearing the name in cities such as Hamburg, Leipzig, and Berlin. Notable bearers of the name during this period include Johann Panner, a merchant from Augsburg who lived from 1543 to 1612, and Wilhelm Panner, a scholar and theologian born in Dresden in 1635.

As the centuries progressed, the Panner surname also made its way to other parts of Europe and beyond. In the 18th century, records show individuals with the name residing in areas such as the Netherlands and Switzerland. One notable example is Johannes Panner, a Dutch painter who lived from 1711 to 1789.

The 19th century saw the Panner name spread even further, with bearers of the name appearing in places like the United States and Canada, likely as a result of immigration from Germany and other parts of Europe. One notable American with the surname was Charles Panner, a Civil War soldier who fought for the Union and was born in Pennsylvania in 1842.

Other notable individuals with the surname Panner throughout history include August Panner, a German philosopher and writer who lived from 1819 to 1876, and Friedrich Panner, an Austrian architect and engineer born in 1866 who was known for his work on the construction of the Vienna Stadtbahn railway system.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Panner

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

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

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