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

Sternitzky, 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 Sternitzky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sternitzky in America

Sternitzky is the 95545th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sternitzky surname appeared 191 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 Sternitzky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sternitzky 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 Sternitzky

The surname Sternitzky is of German origin, originating in the late 16th or early 17th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Sternitz," which was a place name referring to a small village or town located in what is now eastern Germany or western Poland.

The earliest recorded instances of the Sternitzky surname can be found in church records and tax rolls from the region of Silesia, which at the time straddled the border between modern-day Germany and Poland. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Hans Sternitzky, a landowner and minor nobleman who lived in the village of Sternitz in the late 1500s.

As the Sternitzky family grew and dispersed over the centuries, variations in spelling began to emerge, including Sternitzki, Sternitzke, and Sternitzke. These different spellings likely reflected local dialects and the preferences of individual record-keepers.

One notable bearer of the Sternitzky name was Friedrich Wilhelm Sternitzky (1756-1830), a Prussian military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He rose to the rank of General and was awarded several honors for his service.

In the 19th century, a branch of the Sternitzky family emigrated to the United States, where they settled in the Midwest. Among these emigrants was Johann Sternitzky (1822-1892), who established a successful farming operation in Iowa after arriving from Germany in 1848.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Maximilian Sternitzky (1876-1962), a German-born artist and illustrator who spent much of his career in the United States. He is best known for his illustrations in children's books and magazines in the early 20th century.

While not a widespread surname, the Sternitzky name has persisted over the centuries, carried by individuals with ties to its Germanic roots and the small village from which it originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sternitzky

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

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

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