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

Quackenboss, 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 Quackenboss surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quackenboss in America

Quackenboss is the 152628th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quackenboss surname appeared 107 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 Quackenboss.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quackenboss 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 Quackenboss

The surname Quackenboss originated in the Netherlands and is derived from the Dutch words "quacken" meaning to croak and "bos" meaning a wood or forest. It was likely an occupational surname given to someone who lived near a swampy or marshy area where frogs croaked.

One of the earliest known recordings of the surname dates back to the 16th century in Gelderland, a province in the Netherlands. In 1582, a record shows a Gijsbert Quackenbos residing in the town of Arnhem.

The name made its way to the New World with Dutch settlers in the 17th century. A Pieter Quackenbos is listed among the early Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) in 1638.

In 1715, a Quackenboss family Bible was printed in Leiden, Netherlands, containing records of the family dating back to the late 16th century. This Bible is now housed in the New York Public Library.

One of the most notable individuals with the surname was Reverend George Payn Quackenbos (1826-1881), an American educator and author of several widely used textbooks on English grammar and composition.

Another prominent Quackenbos was John Duncan Quackenbos (1848-1933), a professor of English at Columbia University and author of several works on rhetoric and literature.

In the early 19th century, a Quackenbos family settled in the town of Hoosick, New York, where they became prominent farmers and landowners. The Quackenbos House, built in 1825, still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Other notable individuals with the surname include George Quackenbos (1828-1904), a lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, and John Duncan Quackenbos Jr. (1894-1976), an American writer and journalist.

The surname has also been recorded with various spellings over the centuries, including Quackenboss, Quackenbush, Quackenbos, and Quackenbush, reflecting the Dutch influence on its pronunciation and spelling.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quackenboss

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

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

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