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

Schmidgall, 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 Schmidgall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schmidgall in America

Schmidgall is the 27556th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schmidgall surname appeared 874 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 Schmidgall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schmidgall 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 Schmidgall

The surname Schmidgall has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the 14th century. It is derived from the Germanic words "schmid," meaning blacksmith, and "gall," which is a personal name. The earliest recorded spelling of the name was "Schmidgalle," referring to someone who worked as a blacksmith named Galle.

The Schmidgall name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony in Germany. It is believed to have originated in the town of Schmidgaden, located in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria. The name may have also been influenced by the nearby town of Gallneukirchen in Austria.

Historical records show that the Schmidgall name appeared in various manuscripts and documents throughout the Middle Ages. One notable mention was in a 1457 census record from the town of Nuremberg, which listed a family by the name of Schmidgall residing there.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Schmidgall surname was Hans Schmidgall, a blacksmith born in 1532 in Schmidgaden, Bavaria. Another notable figure was Johann Schmidgall, a Protestant theologian and philosopher born in 1592 in Leipzig, Saxony.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Schmidgall family migrated to the region of Silesia, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire (now part of Poland and the Czech Republic). Here, they settled in the town of Schmiedeberg, which may have influenced the name's spelling variation of "Schmidberg."

During the 18th century, several notable individuals with the Schmidgall surname emerged. These included:

1. Christoph Schmidgall (1703-1776), a Lutheran pastor and theologian from Saxony.
2. Johann Friedrich Schmidgall (1723-1795), a German composer and organist from Thuringia.
3. Katharina Schmidgall (1738-1811), a renowned weaver and textile artist from Silesia.

In the 19th century, the Schmidgall name spread across Europe and beyond as families emigrated to other countries. One notable individual from this period was:

4. August Schmidgall (1822-1897), a German-American industrialist who founded the Schmidgall Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio.

As the Schmidgall name continued to disperse globally, another prominent figure was:

5. Erich Schmidgall (1889-1964), an Austrian-born architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Vienna.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schmidgall

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

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

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