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

Sultemeier, 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 Sultemeier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sultemeier in America

Sultemeier is the 72105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sultemeier surname appeared 270 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 Sultemeier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sultemeier 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 Sultemeier

The surname Sultemeier is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Germany, likely in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Low German words "solt" or "sult," meaning salt, and "meier" or "meyer," referring to an occupation or person in charge of something, possibly a salt works or salt mining operation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sultemeier can be found in the town records of Lüneburg, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, dating back to the mid-16th century. This region was known for its extensive salt mining industry, lending credence to the theory that the name is connected to this trade.

In the 17th century, the Sultemeier name appeared in several historical documents and records from the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a territory that encompassed parts of modern-day Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Some of these records include references to individuals such as Hans Sultemeier (1612-1678), a merchant and landowner from the town of Celle, and Johann Sultemeier (1648-1712), a prominent farmer and landowner in the village of Bodenteich.

As the Sultemeier family expanded and migrated throughout northern Germany, variations in spelling began to emerge, such as Sültemeijer, Soltmeyer, and Soltmyer. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistencies in record-keeping practices at the time.

One notable individual bearing the Sultemeier name was Friedrich Wilhelm Sultemeier (1785-1862), a renowned architect and urban planner from Hanover. He was responsible for designing several significant buildings and urban developments in the city during the 19th century.

Another prominent figure was August Sultemeier (1824-1901), a German-born businessman and industrialist who emigrated to the United States in the mid-19th century. He established a successful manufacturing company in Pennsylvania, which produced various metal products and machinery.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several members of the Sultemeier family made their mark in the academic and scientific fields. These included Karl Sultemeier (1862-1934), a respected professor of chemistry at the University of Göttingen, and his son, Hans Sultemeier (1895-1972), a renowned physicist and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of early radar technology.

While the Sultemeier name has its roots in northern Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, as families migrated and settled in new regions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sultemeier

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

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

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