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

Spack, 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 Spack surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Spack in America

Spack is the 50659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Spack surname appeared 412 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 Spack.

We can also compare 2010 data for Spack 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 Spack

The surname Spack is believed to have originated in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to derive from the Old German word "spak," which means "wise" or "clever." It is possible that the name was initially given as a nickname to someone who was considered particularly intelligent or resourceful.

One of the earliest known references to the name Spack can be found in a parish record from the town of Wittenberg, dated 1562. This record mentions a Johannes Spack, who was likely one of the first individuals to bear this surname.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the Spack name began to spread across various regions of Germany, with pockets of families settling in areas such as Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. During this period, slight variations in the spelling of the name emerged, including Spach, Spak, and Spakk.

In the late 18th century, a notable figure bearing the Spack surname was Johann Gottfried Spack, a Lutheran theologian and philosopher who was born in Meiningen in 1761. His contributions to the field of theology and his writings on moral philosophy made him a respected figure in his time.

Another prominent individual with the Spack surname was Friedrich Spack, a German artist and engraver who lived from 1805 to 1875. His intricate etchings and engravings of landscapes and architectural scenes were highly regarded during the Romantic era.

As the 19th century progressed, some Spack families began to migrate to other parts of Europe and beyond. One such individual was Hans Spack, a German-born farmer who settled in the United States in the 1870s, establishing a homestead in the state of Kansas.

In the realm of literature, the name Spack is associated with Gustav Spack, an Austrian novelist and short story writer who lived from 1877 to 1945. His works, which often explored themes of social injustice and the struggles of the working class, were widely acclaimed in his native country.

Moving into the 20th century, the name Spack gained further recognition through the contributions of Walter Spack, a German-American engineer and inventor who held numerous patents in the field of automotive engineering. Born in 1899 in Stuttgart, he emigrated to the United States in the 1920s and worked for several major automobile manufacturers, including General Motors and Ford.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Spack

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

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

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