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

Aumann, 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 Aumann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aumann in America

Aumann is the 38948th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aumann surname appeared 566 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 Aumann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aumann 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 Aumann

The surname AUMANN originated in Germany and can be traced back to the early 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "auman," which meant "water meadow" or "floodplain." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a water meadow or a floodplain area.

One of the earliest known references to the name AUMANN can be found in the records of the town of Nuremberg in Bavaria, dated around 1440. These records mention an individual named Hans Aumann, who was a prosperous merchant and landowner in the region.

By the late 15th century, the name had spread to other parts of Germany, particularly in the regions of Saxony and Thuringia. In the town of Erfurt, historical records from the 1480s mention a family with the surname AUMANN, who were involved in the local textile trade.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname AUMANN continued to be prevalent in various parts of Germany, particularly in the states of Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia. Notable individuals bearing this surname during this period include Johann Aumann (1528-1598), a Lutheran theologian and reformer from Saxony, and Andreas Aumann (1621-1686), a renowned organist and composer from Bavaria.

In the 18th century, the AUMANN surname began to appear in records beyond Germany, as some families migrated to other parts of Europe and even to the Americas. For example, Johann Georg Aumann (1720-1801) was a German-born military officer who served in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Another notable figure with the surname AUMANN was Georg Ernst Aumann (1847-1919), a German mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to the field of geometry. He was born in Thuringia and spent most of his academic career at the University of Göttingen.

As the centuries progressed, the AUMANN surname continued to be found across various regions of Germany, as well as in other countries where German immigrants settled, such as the United States, Canada, and parts of South America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aumann

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

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

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