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

Deutschmann, 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 Deutschmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deutschmann in America

Deutschmann is the 58604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deutschmann surname appeared 346 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 Deutschmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deutschmann 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 Deutschmann

The surname Deutschmann originated in Germany and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "deutsch" meaning German and "mann" meaning man. This name likely referred to someone of German descent or someone who spoke the German language.

The earliest known record of the surname Deutschmann appears in a 14th-century document from the city of Nuremberg. This document lists a Henrich Deutschmann as a merchant and landowner in the region.

During the 15th century, the Deutschmann name began appearing in various town records and tax rolls across southern Germany, particularly in the states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The spelling variations included Deutschman, Teutschman, and Teutschmann.

One notable bearer of the Deutschmann surname was Johann Deutschmann, a Lutheran theologian and reformer born in Nuremberg in 1625. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and authored several influential works on theology and religious doctrine.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Deutschmann family settled in the Palatinate region of western Germany. Records show a Friedrich Deutschmann born in 1735 who served as a local magistrate in the town of Kaiserslautern.

The name Deutschmann also appears in historical records from the Duchy of Saxony, with a Jacob Deutschmann listed as a landowner and vineyard operator in the village of Meissen in the early 19th century.

Another significant figure bearing the Deutschmann surname was Karl Deutschmann, a Prussian military officer born in 1810. He fought in the Prussian wars of the mid-19th century and rose to the rank of Major General before his death in 1873.

As the Deutschmann family spread across Germany and into neighboring regions, the name took on various spellings and regional variations, but its core meaning and connection to German heritage remained consistent throughout its long history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deutschmann

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

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

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