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

Thoennes, 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 Thoennes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thoennes in America

Thoennes is the 29261st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thoennes surname appeared 809 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 Thoennes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thoennes 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 Thoennes

The surname THOENNES is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded examples dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the Old German word "thonn," which means "thunder," suggesting that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone with a powerful or thunderous voice.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name THOENNES can be found in the church records of the town of Lübeck, located in northern Germany, where a certain Hans THOENNES was mentioned in 1562. Another early reference to the name is found in the records of the city of Hamburg, where a family named THOENNES was documented in the late 16th century.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the name THOENNES began to spread across other regions of Germany, with various spellings and variations emerging, such as THÖNNES, THOENNIES, and THÖNIES. These variations were likely due to regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling conventions of the time.

Notable individuals with the surname THOENNES include Johann THOENNES (1641-1708), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Another prominent figure was Friedrich THOENNES (1785-1865), a German philosopher and professor at the University of Göttingen, who made significant contributions to the field of ethics and moral philosophy.

In the 19th century, the name THOENNES also appeared in various official records and documents, such as the Prussian census of 1871, which recorded several families with this surname living in various parts of the kingdom.

While the name THOENNES has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration. For example, there are records of individuals with this surname living in the United States as early as the mid-19th century, likely descendants of German immigrants who settled in various regions of the country.

One notable American with the surname THOENNES was William THOENNES (1892-1968), a politician and businessman from Wisconsin who served as the mayor of Milwaukee from 1948 to 1960. Another prominent figure was Charles THOENNES (1879-1952), an American entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the THOENNES Manufacturing Company, a successful machinery and equipment manufacturer based in Illinois.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thoennes

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

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

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