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

Quakenbush, 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 Quakenbush surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quakenbush in America

Quakenbush is the 34032nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quakenbush surname appeared 668 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 Quakenbush.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quakenbush 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 Quakenbush

The surname Quakenbush is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the 17th century. It is derived from the Dutch words "kwaken" meaning "to croak" and "bosch" meaning "bush" or "forest". The name likely referred to an area with many frogs or toads, indicating a marshy or wooded region where the first bearer of the name may have lived or worked.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Quakenbush can be found in the Dutch Reformed Church records of New York in the late 1600s. This suggests that early bearers of the name were among the Dutch settlers who migrated to the New Netherland colony, which later became part of the British colony of New York.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Quakenbush surname appeared in various historical records and documents across the northeastern United States, particularly in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Some notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Pieter Quakenbush (c. 1660-1730), one of the earliest recorded Quakenbushes in the New Netherland colony.
2. Jacob Quakenbush (1724-1790), a colonial American farmer and militia captain during the American Revolutionary War.
3. John Quakenbush (1774-1855), a prominent farmer and landowner in Montgomery County, New York.
4. Stephen Quakenbush (1796-1876), a New York state legislator and judge from Herkimer County.
5. Simeon Quakenbush (1828-1909), a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor.

The Quakenbush surname has also been associated with several place names in the United States, particularly in New York state, such as Quakenbush Hill and Quakenbush Creek, reflecting the historical presence of families with this name in those areas.

While the Quakenbush surname is most prevalent in the United States, it can also be found in other countries with Dutch cultural influences, such as South Africa and Canada, likely due to migration patterns of Dutch settlers and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quakenbush

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

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

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