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

Rindlisbacher, 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 Rindlisbacher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rindlisbacher in America

Rindlisbacher is the 51723rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rindlisbacher surname appeared 402 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 Rindlisbacher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rindlisbacher 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 Rindlisbacher

The surname RINDLISBACHER has its origins in Switzerland, tracing back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have originated from a Swiss German place name, likely derived from the Old High German words "rind" (meaning cattle or ox) and "bach" (meaning brook or stream), suggesting a connection to a location near a stream where cattle were raised or grazed.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname RINDLISBACHER can be found in the records of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the late 1500s. The name was predominantly concentrated in the Bernese Oberland region, particularly in the villages and towns around the Lütschine and Simme river valleys.

In the 17th century, the RINDLISBACHER name appears in several historical documents, including church records and land registries, indicating its prevalence among farming communities in the Swiss Alps. One notable bearer of the name was Hans RINDLISBACHER (1622-1689), a prominent landowner and cattle breeder from the village of Gsteigwiler.

As the centuries progressed, the RINDLISBACHER family expanded beyond the Bernese Oberland, with branches establishing themselves in other parts of Switzerland and even abroad. Notable individuals include Jakob RINDLISBACHER (1760-1832), a respected clockmaker from the town of Langnau im Emmental, and Katharina RINDLISBACHER (1812-1887), a pioneering educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in the city of Bern.

In the 19th century, the RINDLISBACHER name gained international recognition through the exploits of Johann RINDLISBACHER (1825-1901), a Swiss mountaineer and guide who was among the first to summit several peaks in the Swiss Alps, including the Eiger and the Mönch.

Another prominent figure was Emil RINDLISBACHER (1888-1962), a Swiss artist and painter renowned for his landscape paintings depicting the rugged beauty of the Swiss Alps. His works are housed in several museums and galleries across Switzerland and Europe.

While the RINDLISBACHER surname remains most prevalent in Switzerland, it has also spread to other parts of the world through emigration, particularly to North America and Australia, where descendants of Swiss RINDLISBACHER families settled in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rindlisbacher

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

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

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