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

Schweisthal, 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 Schweisthal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schweisthal in America

Schweisthal is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schweisthal surname appeared 243 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 Schweisthal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schweisthal 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 Schweisthal

The surname SCHWEISTHAL is of German origin, and it can be traced back to the 16th century in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. The name is derived from the German words "schweiss," meaning "sweat," and "thal," meaning "valley," suggesting that it may have originated as a topographic name for someone who lived in a sweaty or humid valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SCHWEISTHAL can be found in the parish records of the town of Freiberg, Saxony, where a certain Hans SCHWEISTHAL was born in 1583. Another notable early bearer of the name was Johann SCHWEISTHAL (1592-1667), a German theologian and author who served as a pastor in Dresden.

In the 17th century, the name SCHWEISTHAL appears in various historical documents, including the records of the University of Leipzig, where a student named Georg SCHWEISTHAL (1622-1689) studied theology and later became a renowned scholar and writer.

The SCHWEISTHAL family seems to have been well-established in the town of Hof, Bavaria, during the 18th century. One prominent member of the family was Carl Friedrich SCHWEISTHAL (1736-1809), a successful merchant and landowner who was known for his philanthropic efforts in the local community.

In the 19th century, the name SCHWEISTHAL gained international recognition with the birth of the German-American entrepreneur and inventor, Emil SCHWEISTHAL (1837-1912). He emigrated to the United States in the 1860s and made significant contributions to the development of the telegraph and telephone industries.

Another notable bearer of the SCHWEISTHAL name was the German artist and sculptor, Hermann SCHWEISTHAL (1856-1924), whose works were exhibited in various galleries across Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the SCHWEISTHAL surname may have originated as a topographic name, it has since evolved into a distinctive family name with a rich history spanning several centuries and multiple regions within Germany and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schweisthal

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

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

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