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

Yogerst, 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 Yogerst surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Yogerst in America

Yogerst is the 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Yogerst surname appeared 157 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 Yogerst.

We can also compare 2010 data for Yogerst 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 Yogerst

The surname Yogerst likely has its origins in Germany, specifically from regions such as Bavaria or the Rhineland-Palatinate. The name appears to have been formed during the Middle Ages, around the 12th to 14th centuries, a period characterized by the development and hereditary passing down of family surnames.

The surname Yogerst may derive from the Old High German words "juch" or "joch," which translate to "yoke," a wooden beam used between a pair of oxen to enable them to pull together on a load. This suggests the name could have originally referred to a person who worked with oxen or was a farmer. Another theory posits that it is a variant of the German surname Jäger, meaning "hunter."

One of the earliest recorded examples of the surname is found in a parish register from the Bavarian town of Regensburg, where a Johann Yogerst was mentioned in 1537. The name appears again in the records of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), where a soldier named Hans Yogerst participated in battles around the Rhineland area.

During the 18th century, migration and economic opportunities led to the spread of the surname across different parts of Europe and eventually to North America. A notable bearer of the name during this period was Matthias Yogerst, born in 1762, who is documented as a small landowner in the region of Mainz.

In the 19th century, the name appears in ship passenger lists, as many bearers of the name emigrated to the United States. One such individual was Frederick Yogerst, born in 1825, who settled in Wisconsin in 1851 and become a prominent figure in local agriculture and community activities.

Wilhelm Yogerst, born in 1871, is another noteworthy individual; he was an artist whose work predominantly featured rural landscapes, reflecting the agrarian roots suggested by the etymology of the surname. His paintings gained some recognition in local German art circles during his lifetime.

Finally, an instance of the surname is found in the intellectual sphere with Gertrude Yogerst, a scholar born in 1895 who contributed significantly to studies on medieval Germanic lore and linguistics. Her research into Old High German language and lexicon remains well-regarded in academic circles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Yogerst

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

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

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