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

StandingElk, 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 StandingElk surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of StandingElk in America

StandingElk is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The StandingElk surname appeared 102 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 StandingElk.

The history of the last name StandingElk

The surname STANDINGELK has its origins in the ancient Germanic tribes that inhabited the region now known as modern-day Germany. It is believed to have emerged around the 5th century AD, during the height of the Migration Period. The name is derived from a combination of the Old High German words "standan," meaning "to stand," and "elch," referring to the elk, a large deer-like animal found in the forests of Central Europe.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name STANDINGELK can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents compiled in the 11th century. The name is mentioned in a land grant dated 1028, where a certain Theodoric Standingelk is listed as a landowner in the region of Saxony.

During the Middle Ages, the STANDINGELK family appears to have been associated with the town of Elbingerode, situated in the Harz Mountains of what is now Lower Saxony. This connection is evidenced by the mention of a Henricus de Standingelk in the Annales Quedlinburgenses, a chronicle written by the monks of the Quedlinburg Abbey in the late 12th century.

One notable figure bearing the surname STANDINGELK was Johannes Standingelk, a 14th-century scholar and theologian from the city of Erfurt. He is known for his commentaries on the works of Aristotle and his contributions to the development of scholastic philosophy.

In the 16th century, a branch of the STANDINGELK family migrated to the Baltic region and settled in what is now modern-day Latvia. The name is recorded in the Latvian Chronicles, where a Christoph Standingelk is mentioned as a merchant and landowner in the city of Riga in the year 1567.

Another significant individual with the surname STANDINGELK was Hildegard Standingelk, a 17th-century artist and engraver from the city of Nuremberg. Her intricate copperplate engravings depicting religious and allegorical scenes were highly acclaimed during her lifetime and are now considered valuable works of art.

While the surname STANDINGELK is not among the most common in modern times, it has persisted throughout the centuries, with various branches of the family scattered across Germany, Latvia, and other parts of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name StandingElk

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

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 StandingElk 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.

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

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