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

Beckmann, 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 Beckmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beckmann in America

Beckmann is the 9058th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beckmann surname appeared 3,608 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Beckmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beckmann 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 Beckmann

The surname Beckmann is of German origin and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in the regions of Westphalia and Lower Saxony, where it was first recorded in the 13th century. The name is derived from the Old German words "backe" meaning "stream" or "brook" and "mann" meaning "man" or "person."

Beckmann was likely an occupational name given to someone who lived near a stream or brook, perhaps a miller or someone who worked with water. In medieval times, surnames were often derived from a person's occupation, location, or physical characteristics.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Beckmann can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae," a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, where a person named "Hinricus Beckman" is mentioned in a document dated 1298.

Another notable early reference to the name is found in the "Landbuch der Mark Brandenburg," a land registry from the 14th century. In this document, a person named "Beckmann von Kölln" is listed as a landowner in the town of Kölln, which is now part of Berlin.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the surname Beckmann. One of the earliest was Johann Beckmann (1739-1811), a German philosopher, economist, and author who is considered a pioneer of modern technology studies. Another prominent figure was Max Beckmann (1884-1950), a German painter, printmaker, and sculptor who was a leading figure in the Expressionist movement.

Other notable Beckmanns include Friedrich Beckmann (1803-1888), a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the study of electricity and magnetism, and Arnold Beckmann (1833-1919), a German chemist and professor known for his work on organic chemistry and the development of the Beckmann rearrangement reaction.

In more recent times, Peter Beckmann (1921-1976) was a German-American mathematician and philosopher who made significant contributions to the field of statistics and probability theory. These are just a few examples of the many individuals who have carried the surname Beckmann throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beckmann

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

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

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