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

Weinrauch, 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 Weinrauch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weinrauch in America

Weinrauch is the 115639th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weinrauch surname appeared 151 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 Weinrauch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weinrauch 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 Weinrauch

The surname Weinrauch originates from Germany, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages around the 12th century. The name is derived from the Middle High German words "win" meaning "wine" and "rouch" meaning "smoke" or "vapor," suggesting a connection to wine production or wine cellars.

In its earliest forms, the name was recorded as "Winrauch" or "Weinrauch" in various regions of Germany, particularly in the wine-growing areas along the Rhine and Moselle rivers. It is believed that the name initially referred to individuals involved in the winemaking process, either as vintners, cellar masters, or those responsible for the smoke-curing of wine barrels.

One of the earliest documented references to the Weinrauch name can be found in the Codex Falkensteinensis, a medieval manuscript compiled in the late 13th century, which mentions a "Conradus Weinrauch" from the town of Bacharach in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.

In the 14th century, records show a "Johannes Weinrauch" from the city of Trier, who was a prominent winemaker and merchant. This early example highlights the surname's association with the wine trade, which was a significant economic force in medieval Germany.

Another notable figure bearing the Weinrauch name was Hans Weinrauch (c. 1490-1557), a German Renaissance painter and engraver from Nuremberg. His works, which included religious paintings and illustrations, can be found in various museums and collections across Europe.

During the 16th century, the Weinrauch family played a role in the Protestant Reformation, with Heinrich Weinrauch (1523-1585) being a prominent Lutheran pastor and theologian in Saxony. His writings and sermons contributed to the spread of Protestantism in central Germany.

In the 18th century, Johann Georg Weinrauch (1719-1786) was a respected German jurist and legal scholar. He served as a professor of law at the University of Göttingen and authored several influential works on jurisprudence and civil law.

As the Weinrauch surname spread across Germany and beyond, it underwent various spelling variations, including "Weinrauch," "Weinrauchc," "Weynrauch," and "Weinraucher," reflecting regional dialects and linguistic evolutions over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weinrauch

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

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

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