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

Weisbrod, 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 Weisbrod surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weisbrod in America

Weisbrod is the 20971st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weisbrod surname appeared 1,255 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 Weisbrod.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weisbrod 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 Weisbrod

The surname Weisbrod has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is a combination of two German words, 'weis' meaning 'white' and 'brod' meaning 'bread'. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with a person who was a baker or someone involved in the production of white bread.

The earliest known record of the surname Weisbrod can be found in the town of Heidelberg, Germany, in the year 1582. This was a record of a baptism, where a child was given the surname Weisbrod. The name has also been documented in various other German regions, such as Bavaria and Saxony, throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Weisbrod was Johann Weisbrod, a German theologian and educator who lived from 1615 to 1684. He was a prominent figure in the Lutheran church and served as the rector of the prestigious Thomasschule in Leipzig.

In the 18th century, a notable Weisbrod was Johann Friedrich Weisbrod, a German writer and philosopher who lived from 1736 to 1815. He was known for his works on ethics and moral philosophy, as well as his contributions to the field of education.

As the name spread across Europe, it was also adopted by families in other countries. In the 19th century, a Swiss artist named Johann Jakob Weisbrod (1809-1862) gained recognition for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting the Swiss Alps.

Another prominent individual with the surname Weisbrod was the German-American lawyer and politician, Carl Weisbrod, who lived from 1870 to 1940. He served as the Attorney General of Ohio and later became a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court.

The name Weisbrod has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Weisbrodt, a village in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and Weisbrodsmühle, a former mill located in the town of Heppenheim in the state of Hesse.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weisbrod

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

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

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