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

Treichel, 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 Treichel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Treichel in America

Treichel is the 25924th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Treichel surname appeared 948 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 Treichel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Treichel 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 Treichel

The surname Treichel is of German origin, originating in the region of Pomerania, now part of modern-day Poland and Germany. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "treck," which means a path or trail. This suggests that the name may have been associated with someone who lived near a well-trodden path or trail.

The earliest recorded instances of the Treichel surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various historical records from the Pomeranian region. One notable mention is found in the Liber Proscriptorum, a collection of records from the city of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland), where a certain "Hinricus Treichel" is listed as a resident in the year 1289.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the Landbuchen, or land registers, of the Duchy of Pomerania from the 14th century. These records mention several individuals with the surname Treichel, including "Johannes Treichel" from the town of Treptow (now Trzebiatów, Poland) in the year 1372.

Over the centuries, the Treichel surname has appeared in various spellings, such as Treichell, Treichel, Treichell, and Treichl, reflecting regional variations and changes in orthography. Some notable individuals with the Treichel surname include:

1. Johann Treichel (1604-1688), a German theologian and writer from Pomerania.
2. Christian Treichel (1699-1770), a Prussian jurist and legal scholar.
3. Wilhelm Treichel (1832-1901), a German botanist and naturalist from the Province of Posen (now Poznań, Poland).
4. Gustav Treichel (1835-1896), a German politician and member of the Reichstag from West Prussia.
5. Heinrich Treichel (1870-1943), a German geographer and explorer who conducted extensive research in New Guinea.

While the Treichel surname has been present throughout German-speaking regions for centuries, it has also spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. However, the history and origins of the name can be firmly traced back to the Pomeranian region and its early recorded instances in the Middle Ages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Treichel

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

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

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