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

Beckermann, 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 Beckermann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beckermann in America

Beckermann is the 105079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beckermann surname appeared 170 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 Beckermann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beckermann 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 Beckermann

The surname Beckermann is of German origin, derived from the occupation of a baker. It is believed to have originated in the 16th century, during the time when occupational surnames were common. The name is a combination of the German words "Becker," meaning baker, and "Mann," meaning man.

In its earliest recorded form, the name was spelled "Beckermann" or "Beckerman." It is likely that the name was first used in the regions of modern-day Germany, where the baking trade was prevalent. Some of the earliest records of the name can be found in church registers and local tax records from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Beckermann, a baker who lived in the town of Nuremberg, Germany, in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Johann Beckermann, a master baker who owned a successful bakery in Berlin in the mid-17th century.

As the name spread throughout Germanic regions, it underwent minor spelling variations. For example, in some areas, it was written as "Beckerman" or "Beckermann." However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained the same.

In the 18th century, the name Beckermann began to appear in various historical records beyond Germany. For instance, a merchant named Peter Beckermann is recorded as having lived in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the 1720s. Additionally, a family with the surname Beckermann is mentioned in church records from the town of Zurich, Switzerland, in the late 18th century.

One of the most notable bearers of the name was Friedrich Beckermann, a German philosopher and author who lived from 1777 to 1853. His works explored the relationship between reason and faith, and he was a prominent figure in the intellectual circles of his time.

In the 19th century, the Beckermann name continued to spread across Europe and beyond. A notable example is Wilhelm Beckermann, a German-born engineer who emigrated to the United States in the 1860s and played a significant role in the construction of several railroad lines in the American West.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beckermann

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

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

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