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

Aderman, 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 Aderman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aderman in America

Aderman is the 49824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aderman surname appeared 421 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 Aderman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aderman 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 Aderman

The surname Aderman has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "adel" and "mann," meaning "noble" and "man," respectively. This suggests that the name was initially associated with individuals of noble or distinguished lineage.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aderman can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, dating back to 1272. In this record, a certain Henricus Aderman is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction.

The Aderman name has been documented in various other historical records throughout Germany, including church registers, tax rolls, and legal documents. In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing this surname was Johannes Aderman, a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Rostock, who lived from 1499 to 1564.

During the 17th century, the Aderman family gained prominence in the city of Nuremberg, where they were involved in the textile trade. One of the most distinguished members of this lineage was Anton Aderman (1633-1701), a successful merchant and city councilor.

In the 18th century, the Aderman name appeared in the records of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, with Johann Gottlieb Aderman (1704-1778) being a respected jurist and legal advisor to the ducal court.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Wilhelm Aderman (1786-1854), a German philologist and educator who served as the headmaster of the prestigious Gymnasium Carolinum in Osnabrück.

As the Aderman family spread across various regions of Germany, the name underwent slight variations in spelling, such as Addermann, Adermann, or Aderman. Some branches of the family also adopted locational prefixes or suffixes based on the places they settled, such as von Aderman or Aderman-Dortmund.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aderman

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

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

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