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

Applebaum, 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 Applebaum surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Applebaum in America

Applebaum is the 16809th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Applebaum surname appeared 1,698 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 Applebaum.

We can also compare 2010 data for Applebaum 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 Applebaum

The surname Applebaum is of German origin, derived from the words "Apfel" meaning apple and "Baum" meaning tree, likely referring to someone who lived near an apple orchard or sold apples. It first emerged in the 13th century in the regions of Bavaria and Franconia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Applebaum can be found in a 1326 Bavarian tax record, listing a Cunrad Apfelbaum as a resident of Nuremberg. The spelling variations at the time included Apfelbawm and Apfelpaum.

In the 15th century, a merchant named Hans Applebaum (1432-1498) from Rothenburg ob der Tauber is mentioned in several trade documents, indicating the name's association with business activities.

The Applebaum name appeared in the famous Berne Chronicles, a 16th-century illustrated manuscript depicting Swiss history, where a Joachim Applebaum (1512-1583) is listed as a participant in a local uprising.

During the 17th century, the name spread to other parts of Germany, and a notable figure was the scholar and theologian Johannes Applebaum (1624-1689) from Leipzig, who authored several religious texts.

In the 19th century, Johann Applebaum (1815-1879), a renowned German sculptor from Munich, became known for his intricate wood carvings and public monuments.

As Germans immigrated to other parts of the world, the Applebaum name traveled with them, and individuals with this surname can be found in various countries today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Applebaum

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

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

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