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

Bulmahn, 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 Bulmahn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bulmahn in America

Bulmahn is the 103655th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bulmahn surname appeared 173 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 Bulmahn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bulmahn 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 Bulmahn

The surname BULMAHN is of German origin, believed to have originated in the late medieval period or early modern era. It is thought to be derived from the Old Low German words "bul" and "man," meaning "bull man" or "herdsman." This suggests the name may have been an occupational surname initially given to someone who worked as a herdsman or cattle farmer.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical records from northern Germany and the Netherlands. In the 16th century, a man named Heyne Bulmahn was mentioned in a document from the city of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany. The name also appears in Dutch records from the same period, with variations such as Bulmans and Bulmaen.

The BULMAHN surname is believed to have been concentrated in the regions of Lower Saxony, Westphalia, and the Rhineland in Germany, as well as parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. It may have been associated with specific villages or towns, though the exact origins of the name are uncertain.

Notable individuals with the surname BULMAHN include Hermann Bulmahn (1838-1912), a German painter and illustrator from Münster. In the Netherlands, Arnoldus Bulmahn (1856-1926) was a notable politician and member of the Dutch Parliament.

Other historical figures with the BULMAHN surname include Johann Bulmahn (1784-1859), a German Protestant theologian and author from Westphalia, and Wilhelm Bulmahn (1893-1964), a German military officer who served in both World Wars.

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the name BULMAHN became more widespread as people migrated from Germany and the Netherlands to other parts of Europe and the Americas. However, it remained relatively uncommon compared to more common German surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bulmahn

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

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

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