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

Altmann, 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 Altmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Altmann in America

Altmann is the 22924th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Altmann surname appeared 1,116 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 Altmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Altmann 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 Altmann

The surname Altmann has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is a compound name derived from the German words "alt," meaning old, and "mann," meaning man. This suggests that the name was likely given as a descriptive nickname to an elderly man or someone who appeared older than their years.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Altmann can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Emmerami, a 12th-century manuscript from the Benedictine monastery of St. Emmeram in Regensburg, Bavaria. This document mentions an individual named Altmannus, who was a witness to a land transfer in the year 1138.

The name Altmann also appears in the Chronica Regia Coloniensis, a 13th-century chronicle from Cologne. This text refers to a nobleman named Altmannus de Isenburg, who lived in the late 12th century and was a member of the prominent Isenburg family.

During the 14th century, the name Altmann was associated with the town of Altmannstein in Upper Bavaria. This place name likely originated from an early bearer of the Altmann surname, indicating a connection between the name and the location.

One notable historical figure with the surname Altmann was Johann Altmann (1559-1638), a German Protestant theologian and reformer from Saxony. He was an influential figure in the Lutheran church and served as a professor at the University of Helmstedt.

Another prominent individual was Johann Gottfried Altmann (1701-1768), a German jurist and legal scholar from Saxony-Anhalt. He held the position of chancellor at the University of Halle and wrote several influential works on legal theory and practice.

In the 18th century, Johann Ernst Altmann (1733-1806) was a German Lutheran theologian and educator from Saxony. He served as a professor of theology at the University of Leipzig and was known for his work on ecclesiastical history and biblical exegesis.

The name Altmann also appears in the context of German literature, with Carl Friedrich Altmann (1801-1853) being a notable poet and writer from Saxony. He published several collections of poems and was associated with the Romantic literary movement.

Lastly, in the 19th century, Jakob Altmann (1818-1900) was a German entrepreneur and industrialist from Bavaria. He founded the Altmann & Co. machine factory, which played a significant role in the industrialization of Germany during that era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Altmann

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

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

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