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

Qualkenbush, 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 Qualkenbush surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Qualkenbush in America

Qualkenbush is the 138304th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Qualkenbush surname appeared 121 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 Qualkenbush.

We can also compare 2010 data for Qualkenbush 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 Qualkenbush

The surname Qualkenbush is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the 16th century. It is believed to derive from the Dutch words "quackel" meaning "marshy area" and "bosch" meaning "forest" or "wooded area." This suggests the name likely referred to someone who lived near a marshy, forested region.

The earliest known record of the name appears in a 1598 document from the town of Zaltbommel in the province of Gelderland, which mentions a "Hendrick Quackelbos." Over time, various spellings emerged such as Quackelbosch, Quackenbosch, and eventually the modern Qualkenbush.

One of the first notable individuals with this surname was Jan Qualkenbush, a Dutch merchant born in 1610 in Amsterdam. He later emigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York) in 1638, becoming one of the early settlers of what is now Brooklyn.

Another early bearer of the name was Pieter Qualkenbush, born in 1675 in Beverwijck (now Albany, New York). He was a prominent landowner and farmer in the Hudson Valley region during the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, Johannes Qualkenbush (1720-1798) served as a militiaman during the French and Indian War, fighting for the British forces against the French and their Native American allies.

During the American Revolutionary War, several Qualkenbushes fought on the Patriot side, including Captain Isaac Qualkenbush (1745-1826) who participated in the Battles of Saratoga and was later awarded land grants in upstate New York for his service.

In the 19th century, James Qualkenbush (1819-1891) was a successful businessman and industrialist from Troy, New York, who founded the Qualkenbush Stove Company, which manufactured cast-iron stoves and furnaces.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Qualkenbush

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

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

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