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

Senk, 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 Senk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Senk in America

Senk is the 51396th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Senk surname appeared 405 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 Senk.

We can also compare 2010 data for Senk 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 Senk

The surname SENK has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the 14th century. The name is derived from the Old High German word "senke," which means "a low-lying area" or "a depression in the ground." This suggests that the name may have originally been a topographic name, given to someone who lived in a valley or near a depression in the landscape.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name SENK can be found in the records of the town of Nürnberg, where a certain Hans Senk was mentioned in a document dated 1387. Another early bearer of the name was Konrad Senk, who was born in the village of Rottenburg in 1412.

The SENK surname is also believed to have been present in the region of Saxony, as evidenced by the mention of a Jakob Senk in a 1492 census record from the town of Leipzig. In the same century, a man named Ulrich Senk was recorded as living in the city of Augsburg in 1478.

During the 16th century, the name SENK spread to other parts of Germany, with notable bearers including Hans Senk, a merchant from Cologne who was born in 1523, and Peter Senk, a landowner from the town of Würzburg, who lived from 1567 to 1634.

As the centuries progressed, the SENK surname continued to be found throughout Germany, with variations in spelling such as Senck and Sencke also appearing. One notable figure from the 18th century was Johann Georg Senk, a philosopher and writer born in Erfurt in 1723, who published several works on ethics and moral philosophy.

In the 19th century, the name SENK was carried by individuals like Karl Senk, a renowned architect from Berlin who designed several notable buildings in the city, including the Reichstag building, and was active from 1832 to 1901. Another notable bearer of the name was Theodor Senk, a politician and journalist from Munich who lived from 1855 to 1923 and played a significant role in the early stages of the German Social Democratic Party.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Senk

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

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

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