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

Baumgardner, 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 Baumgardner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baumgardner in America

Baumgardner is the 5869th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baumgardner surname appeared 5,877 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Baumgardner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baumgardner 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 Baumgardner

The surname Baumgardner originated in Germany, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the German words "Baum," meaning tree, and "Garten," meaning garden, indicating that the earliest bearers of this name were likely involved in horticulture or lived near an orchard or garden.

One of the earliest documented references to the name Baumgardner can be found in the parish records of the town of Worms, in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. In 1587, a man named Hans Baumgardner was recorded as a resident of the town, working as a gardener.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, various spellings emerged, including Baumgartner, Baumgarten, and Baumgärter. These variations reflect regional dialects and the evolution of the German language over time.

In the 17th century, the Baumgardner surname appeared in several notable historical records. In 1629, a man named Johann Baumgardner was listed as a member of the Guild of Gardeners in the city of Nuremberg. Additionally, a document from 1678 mentions a Baumgardner family residing in the town of Heidelberg.

Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the Baumgardner surname. One of the earliest was Johann Baumgardner (1602-1674), a German botanist and horticulturist who authored several works on gardening and plant cultivation.

In the 18th century, Johann Gottfried Baumgardner (1712-1788) was a prominent German architect and urban planner, known for his work on several public buildings and urban development projects in Berlin.

The 19th century saw the rise of Friedrich Baumgardner (1823-1898), a German-American soldier and politician who served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later held political offices in Ohio.

In the field of literature, Karl Baumgardner (1867-1931) was a German poet and playwright whose works explored themes of nature and rural life.

More recently, Hans Baumgardner (1915-1993) was a German-born American entrepreneur and businessman who founded a successful transportation company in the United States after immigrating in the 1930s.

While these are just a few examples, the Baumgardner surname has a rich history spanning centuries and continents, reflecting the diverse experiences and contributions of its bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baumgardner

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

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

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