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

Stockebrand, 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 Stockebrand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stockebrand in America

Stockebrand is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stockebrand surname appeared 132 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 Stockebrand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stockebrand 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 Stockebrand

The surname Stockebrand is of German origin, originating in the region of Westphalia during the late medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "stocke," meaning stick or staff, and "brand," meaning to burn or set on fire. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone whose occupation involved burning or charring wooden sticks or staffs.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Stockebrand can be found in a 14th-century document from the town of Soest in Westphalia, where a certain Henneke Stockebrand is mentioned as a resident. It's likely that the name was already established in this region by that time.

The Stockebrand surname appears to have spread beyond Westphalia in the following centuries, with records showing individuals bearing this name in various parts of Germany. In the 16th century, a notable figure named Hans Stockebrand (1540-1598) was a respected jurist and legal scholar in the city of Frankfurt.

During the 17th century, the Stockebrand name gained prominence in the town of Eisleben, where Johann Stockebrand (1612-1679) served as a respected Lutheran pastor and theologian. His son, Christian Stockebrand (1648-1709), followed in his footsteps and became a prominent clergyman as well.

In the 18th century, a family of Stockebrands from the region of Saxony-Anhalt produced several notable figures. Johann Friedrich Stockebrand (1726-1792) was a renowned philosopher and educator, while his brother, Johann Christoph Stockebrand (1733-1801), was a celebrated poet and writer.

As the Stockebrand name spread across Germany, it also found its way into other parts of Europe. In the 19th century, a Prussian military officer named Wilhelm Stockebrand (1823-1897) gained recognition for his service during the Franco-Prussian War and the unification of Germany.

Despite its German roots, the Stockebrand surname has also been recorded in other countries, likely due to migration patterns. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in the Westphalian region of Germany, where it first emerged as a distinctive surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stockebrand

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

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

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