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

Ammann, 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 Ammann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ammann in America

Ammann is the 15734th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ammann surname appeared 1,853 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ammann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ammann 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 Ammann

The surname AMMANN originates from Germany and Switzerland, first appearing around the 12th century. It is derived from the German word "Ammann," which means a steward, bailiff, or village headman. The name likely emerged as a designation for someone who held this administrative or managerial position in a local community.

In the early records, the name was sometimes spelled as "Amann" or "Aman," reflecting variations in local dialects and scribal practices. One of the earliest documented instances of the name can be found in the Codex Traditiones of St. Gallen, a monastery in modern-day Switzerland, dated around 1150.

During the Middle Ages, the AMMANN name was associated with several notable figures. Johann Ammann (c. 1339-1409) was a Swiss scholar and theologian who served as the rector of the University of Vienna. Another prominent bearer of the name was Jakob Ammann (c. 1644-1730), a Swiss Anabaptist leader who founded the Amish religious movement.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name appeared in various regions of Germany and Switzerland. For example, records show an AMMANN family residing in the town of Staufen, located in the Black Forest region of modern-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

As people migrated and settled in new areas, the name also spread to other parts of Europe and beyond. One notable example is Johann Konrad Ammann (1669-1724), a Swiss botanist and physician who served as the director of the Botanic Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Other noteworthy individuals with the AMMANN surname include Johann Ammann (1707-1741), a Swiss pastor and poet; Johann Jakob Ammann (1733-1811), a Swiss architect known for his work on the Rheinau Abbey; and Robert Ammann (1890-1972), a Swiss architect and city planner who designed several iconic buildings in Zurich.

While the AMMANN name has its roots in Germany and Switzerland, it has since become more widely dispersed, with bearers found in various parts of the world, including North America and Australia, due to migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ammann

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

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

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