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

Vilhauer, 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 Vilhauer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vilhauer in America

Vilhauer is the 43006th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vilhauer surname appeared 503 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 Vilhauer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vilhauer 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 Vilhauer

The surname Vilhauer is of German origin, emerging in the medieval period. It is believed to have originated from the region of Saxony, derived from the Old German words "vil" meaning "much" or "many," and "hauer," a term used to describe someone who cuts or hews materials like wood or stone.

One of the earliest known references to the name Vilhauer appears in a record from the town of Zwickau, Saxony, dated 1387. This document mentions a stonemason by the name of Hans Vilhauer, suggesting the name's connection to skilled tradespeople who worked with various materials.

In the 15th century, the Vilhauer surname can be found in several historical records from the Rhineland region of Germany. These include mentions of a merchant named Konrad Vilhauer in a trade register from Cologne in 1462, and a landowner named Jürgen Vilhauer in a property deed from Mainz in 1478.

The name Vilhauer also appears in some early ecclesiastical records, such as the baptismal record of a child named Anna Vilhauer in the parish of Wittenberg in 1521. This coincides with the time of Martin Luther's Reformation movement, which had a significant impact on the region.

Notable individuals with the surname Vilhauer throughout history include:

1. Johann Vilhauer (1526-1592), a German theologian and professor at the University of Wittenberg.
2. Christoph Vilhauer (1612-1687), a German composer and organist known for his sacred music compositions.
3. Anna Vilhauer (1716-1781), a German poet and playwright whose works were popular in the 18th century.
4. Ernst Vilhauer (1838-1918), a German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Berlin.
5. Heinrich Vilhauer (1892-1975), a German mathematician and university professor renowned for his contributions to algebraic geometry.

The Vilhauer surname has also been associated with various place names and their historical spellings, such as the village of Wilhelmsdorf, formerly known as Vilhauerdorf, in the region of Thuringia, Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vilhauer

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

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

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