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

Bingaman, 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 Bingaman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bingaman in America

Bingaman is the 9873rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bingaman surname appeared 3,276 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 Bingaman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bingaman 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 Bingaman

The surname Bingaman is believed to have originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, specifically in the areas that are now part of modern-day Germany and Switzerland. The name can be traced back to the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

One of the earliest known records of the name Bingaman appears in a document from the city of Bingen, located on the Rhine River in Germany. The name is thought to be derived from the place name Bingen, combined with the German suffix "-man," which means "person from." This suggests that the original bearers of the name were likely residents or natives of Bingen or a nearby town.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, various spellings of the name can be found in historical records, such as Bingemann, Bingeman, and Bingaman. These variations likely arose due to regional differences in dialect and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time. During this period, the Bingaman family appears to have been primarily concentrated in the regions of Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany.

One notable individual with the surname Bingaman was Johann Bingaman, a German Protestant who lived in the late 16th century. He was a prominent figure in the Reformation movement and was known for his writings and sermons advocating for religious reform. Another early bearer of the name was Hans Bingaman, a farmer and landowner who lived in the village of Kirchheim in the early 17th century.

As the Bingaman family spread throughout Europe and eventually to other parts of the world, the name continued to evolve and adapt to different languages and cultural contexts. In the 18th and 19th centuries, several individuals with the surname Bingaman achieved recognition in various fields, such as Johannes Bingaman, a German composer born in 1768, and Friedrich Bingaman, a Swiss painter who lived from 1809 to 1884.

Other notable people with the surname Bingaman include William Bingaman, an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the late 19th century, and Edith Bingaman, a British writer and journalist who was active in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bingaman

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

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

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