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

Yenser, 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 Yenser surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yenser in America

Yenser is the 54418th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yenser surname appeared 379 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 Yenser.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yenser 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 Yenser

The surname Yenser is believed to have its origins in the German-speaking regions of Europe, particularly in what is now modern-day Germany. It is thought to derive from a local geographical or topographical feature within a village or region, possibly linked to a site near a river or a meadow. The name is likely derived from Middle High German words or place names that have shifted over time.

One of the oldest forms of the name could be traced to similar-sounding surnames recorded during the medieval period. Variants such as Jänser or Jentzer might have appeared in texts or records in the 14th and 15th centuries, but it is challenging to pinpoint the exact evolution due to the fluid nature of medieval orthography. These variants can be found in parish registers, tax rolls, and other local documents from regions such as Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, or along the Rhine River area.

In historical references, surnames sounding similar to Yenser appear in various documents. For example, a Hans Jänser is mentioned in a regional tax record of 1424, indicating the presence of the name in the economic activities of the period. Another early instance is a Berthold Jentzer listed in a 1489 surname roll of villagers assigned duties to maintain local infrastructures in a small town in Swabia.

Over the centuries, bearers of the Yenser surname migrated, contributing to the surname appearing in other parts of Europe and eventually America. The arrival of Jesper Yenser in Pennsylvania around 1735 marks one of the earliest incidents of the surname in American records. Jesper Yenser (1705-1784) was a prominent farmer and community member, and his descendants spread across the region, perpetuating the surname.

In the 19th century, Emil Yenser (1822-1898) was recognized for his contributions as a local blacksmith in a German village, his workshop records from the 1860s still preserved in municipal archives. Another notable person bearing the surname was Karl Yenser (1874-1943), an educator and writer, who published several educational texts during the early 20th century.

The Yenser surname continued to evolve and spread, with Carl Yenser (1889-1960), an architect, known for designing significant public buildings in Munich in the early 1900s. By the mid-20th century, individuals with the surname Yenser could be found in various professional fields across different countries, reflecting the surname's historical journey from the medieval villages of Germany to broader international realms.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yenser

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

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

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