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

Weikel, 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 Weikel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weikel in America

Weikel is the 12089th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weikel surname appeared 2,578 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Weikel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weikel 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 Weikel

The surname "WEIKEL" is of German origin, and its earliest known roots can be traced back to the 16th century in the regions of Bavaria and the Rhineland. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German word "weich," which means "soft" or "yielding," and may have been an occupational name given to someone who worked with soft materials or had a gentle demeanor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a Bavarian church register from the year 1587, where a man named Hans Weikel is listed as a resident of the town of Regensburg. This early spelling variation, "Weikel," suggests that the name had already established itself in the region by that time.

In the 17th century, the name began to spread across other parts of Germany, with records showing individuals bearing the surname in cities like Hamburg and Berlin. This expansion likely occurred due to migration and the movement of people during that period.

During the 18th century, the Weikel surname found its way into historical records in the United States. One notable figure was Johann Georg Weikel, a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1750s and became a prominent farmer and landowner in the area now known as Weikert, which is believed to have been named after him.

Another significant individual with the Weikel surname was Johann Adam Weikel, a Lutheran pastor who was born in Germany in 1754 and later emigrated to the United States, where he served congregations in Pennsylvania and Maryland until his death in 1830.

In the 19th century, the Weikel name continued to spread across various parts of Europe and North America. One noteworthy individual was Karl Friedrich Weikel, a German-American artist born in 1827 who became known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting scenes from the American West.

Another prominent figure was William Weikel, a German-born American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio between 1885 and 1891.

As the 20th century approached, the Weikel surname could be found in various parts of the world, including individuals like Otto Weikel, a German architect and urban planner born in 1882, who was responsible for the design of several notable buildings in Berlin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weikel

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

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

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