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

Bartholomae, 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 Bartholomae surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bartholomae in America

Bartholomae is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bartholomae surname appeared 135 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 Bartholomae.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bartholomae 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 Bartholomae

The surname Bartholomae is of Germanic origin, specifically from Germany and surrounding areas. It is derived from the personal name Bartholomew, which comes from the Aramaic name "Bar-Talmay" meaning "son of the furrows" or "son of the ploughman."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Bartholomae date back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany. The name appears in historical records such as the "Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus" from 1285, which mentions a "Bartholmeus de Noremberg."

In the 14th century, the surname Bartholomae was also found in other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and England. The Domesday Book, a famous English manuscript from 1086, does not contain any direct references to the Bartholomae surname, but it does mention the personal name Bartholomew.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Bartholomae was Johann Bartholomaeus (1590-1663), a German theologian and writer from Nuremberg. Another prominent figure was Christian Bartholomae (1655-1689), a German philologist and orientalist who studied Persian and Sanskrit texts.

In the 19th century, Christian Bartholomae (1855-1925) was a renowned German linguist and scholar of Iranian languages, particularly Avestan and Old Persian. He made significant contributions to the study of ancient Iranian texts and their linguistic analysis.

Other notable individuals with the Bartholomae surname include:

1. Friedrich Bartholomae (1817-1858), a German theologian and writer.
2. Carl Bartholomae (1869-1949), a German classical philologist and epigraphist.
3. Nikolaus Bartholomae (1876-1946), a German-American economist and professor at the University of Illinois.
4. Fritz Bartholomae (1892-1975), a German lawyer and legal scholar.
5. Joachim Bartholomae (1911-1995), a German chemist and professor at the University of Freiburg.

While the surname Bartholomae originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora. However, the core meaning and etymology of the name remain rooted in its Germanic origins and connection to the personal name Bartholomew.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bartholomae

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

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

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