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

Berbaum, 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 Berbaum surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Berbaum in America

Berbaum is the 114424th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Berbaum surname appeared 153 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 Berbaum.

We can also compare 2010 data for Berbaum 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 Berbaum

The surname Berbaum is of German origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Old German words "ber" meaning bear and "baum" meaning tree, indicating that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a bear tree or a particular type of tree associated with bears.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Berbaum dates back to 1562 in the town of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It appears in a tax record listing a certain Hans Berbaum as a landowner in the area. The name is also found in various church records and legal documents from the region during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

In the 17th century, the name Berbaum is mentioned in connection with the town of Berbaum, located in the Westphalia region of present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is likely that the town was named after the Berbaum family, or vice versa, suggesting that the family had roots in the area.

One notable figure with the surname Berbaum was Johann Berbaum (1689-1761), a German theologian and author who wrote extensively on religious topics. He was born in Wittenberg and served as a professor at the University of Halle.

Another individual of note was Friedrich Berbaum (1765-1838), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and other cities in Prussia during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In the 19th century, the name Berbaum appears in records from various parts of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and Rhineland-Palatinate. One person of interest from this period was Karl Berbaum (1820-1892), a German politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Prussian House of Representatives.

The name Berbaum is also found in historical documents from other European countries, such as the Netherlands and France, indicating that members of the family may have migrated to these regions over the centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name outside of Germany is found in a Dutch census record from 1642, which lists a family with the surname Berbaum living in the city of Amsterdam.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Berbaum

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

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

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