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

Baartman, 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 Baartman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baartman in America

Baartman is the 91981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baartman surname appeared 200 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 Baartman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baartman 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 Baartman

The surname Baartman is of Dutch origin, first appearing in records from the 16th century. The name is derived from a combination of the Dutch words "baar" meaning "open" and "man" referring to a person. It is believed to have originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived in an open or exposed area.

Early records show the surname spelled in various ways, including Baertman, Baardtman, and Baerdtman. One of the earliest known references is in a 1587 document from the province of Utrecht, which mentions a Cornelis Baertman.

In the 17th century, the name appears in several Dutch colonial records from the Cape Colony in South Africa. A notable example is Pieter Baartman, born around 1650, who was one of the early Dutch settlers in the region.

The Baartman name is also found in historical records from the Netherlands, such as the 1674 baptism record of Adriaen Baertman in Amsterdam. Another early example is Dirck Baartman, born in 1688 in Rotterdam, who later became a merchant and ship owner.

One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Saartjie Baartman, also known as the "Hottentot Venus." Born in 1789 in South Africa, she was a Khoikhoi woman who was exhibited as a curiosity in freak shows in Europe due to her large buttocks and protruding genitalia. Her tragic story brought attention to the exploitation and dehumanization of African people during that era.

Other notable individuals with the Baartman surname include:

1. Willem Baartman (1767-1828), a Dutch merchant and shipowner from Rotterdam.
2. Cornelis Baartman (1817-1892), a South African politician and member of the Cape Parliament.
3. Pieter Baartman (1847-1912), a Dutch painter known for his landscapes and still-life works.
4. Johannes Baartman (1876-1942), a South African writer and poet who wrote in Afrikaans.
5. Hendrick Baartman (1892-1971), a Dutch architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Amsterdam.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baartman

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

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

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