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

Anaman, 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 Anaman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Anaman in America

Anaman is the 128249th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Anaman surname appeared 133 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 Anaman.

The history of the last name Anaman

The surname ANAMAN is believed to have originated in the Scandinavian region, specifically in Norway, during the Viking era around the 9th century AD. It is derived from the Old Norse word "anaman," which means "to breathe" or "to inhale." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone with a distinctive breathing pattern or someone who worked in a profession that required heavy breathing.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ANAMAN can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of historical narratives written in the 13th and 14th centuries. In the Saga of Erik the Red, a character named Anaman Thorvaldsson is mentioned as one of the first settlers in Greenland, who accompanied Erik the Red on his voyages to the island around 985 AD.

In the 11th century, the ANAMAN name appeared in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and tenants in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions an individual named Anaman de Norfolc, suggesting that the name had spread to England, possibly through Norse settlers or traders.

During the Middle Ages, variations of the name started to emerge, such as Anamanne, Annamanne, and Anamand. These spellings were likely influenced by regional dialects and scribal practices of the time.

One notable figure bearing the ANAMAN surname was Anaman de Montfort, a French nobleman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade (1189-1192) under King Richard I of England. He was born around 1160 and died in the early 13th century.

In the 16th century, a Dutch explorer named Anaman van Diemen (1593-1645) gained prominence as the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) from 1636 to 1645. He was responsible for establishing the Dutch colonial presence in the region and for founding the city of Batavia (now Jakarta) in 1619.

Another historical figure with the ANAMAN surname was Anaman Brouwer (1605-1679), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his genre scenes depicting taverns and peasant life. His works are celebrated for their attention to detail and depiction of everyday life in the Netherlands during the 17th century.

In the 19th century, Anaman Lindström (1801-1856) was a Swedish botanist and explorer who made significant contributions to the study of Scandinavian flora. He is credited with discovering several new plant species and publishing several works on the subject.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Anaman

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

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 Anaman 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.

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

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