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

Quittschreiber, 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 Quittschreiber surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quittschreiber in America

Quittschreiber is the 129825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quittschreiber surname appeared 131 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 Quittschreiber.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quittschreiber 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 Quittschreiber

The surname QUITTSCHREIBER has its origins in German-speaking regions, likely emerging in the late medieval period or early modern era. It appears to be a compound word derived from the German terms "Quitt" (meaning "receipt" or "discharge") and "Schreiber" (meaning "writer" or "scribe"). This suggests that the name may have initially referred to an occupation – someone who wrote or issued official receipts, discharges, or other documents.

One of the earliest known references to the surname can be found in records from the city of Nuremberg in the 16th century, where a certain Hans Quittschreiber is mentioned as a clerk or scribe. There are also records of a Quittschreiber family residing in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the 17th century.

The name QUITTSCHREIBER may have evolved from or been influenced by similar occupational surnames such as "Schreiber" (scribe) or "Notarius" (notary). It's also possible that the name was initially a descriptive nickname or byname referring to an individual's profession before becoming a hereditary surname.

Among notable historical figures with the surname QUITTSCHREIBER, one can mention Johann Quittschreiber (1560-1623), a German jurist and legal scholar from Nuremberg who wrote extensively on civil and criminal law. Another notable bearer of the name was Konrad Quittschreiber (1678-1741), a merchant and philanthropist from Rothenburg ob der Tauber who made significant contributions to the town's infrastructure and social welfare.

In the 19th century, a certain Wilhelm Quittschreiber (1818-1892) was a prominent architect from Munich, known for designing several notable buildings in the city. Additionally, there was a German painter named Ernst Quittschreiber (1845-1919) who specialized in landscapes and genre scenes.

It's also worth mentioning that the surname QUITTSCHREIBER has been found in various historical records and documents across German-speaking regions, such as church registers, tax rolls, and census records, indicating its widespread use and distribution in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quittschreiber

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

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

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