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

Eckmann, 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 Eckmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eckmann in America

Eckmann is the 34465th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eckmann surname appeared 657 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 Eckmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eckmann 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 Eckmann

The surname ECKMANN is of German origin, originating in the medieval period. It is a locative name, derived from the location of Eckum, a town in the Westphalia region of Germany. The name is derived from the Old German words "ecki," meaning "corner" or "edge," and "mann," meaning "man." This suggests that the original bearers of the name lived near a geographical feature such as a bend in a river or a corner of a field.

In the early Middle Ages, the name appeared in various forms, such as Ekkeman, Eckman, and Eckemann, reflecting regional variations in spelling and pronunciation. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the Codex Traditiones Corbeienses, a medieval manuscript from the Corvey Abbey in Westphalia, which mentions an individual named Eckemann in the 9th century.

During the late Middle Ages and Renaissance period, the name was associated with several notable individuals. Johannes Eckmann, a German theologian born in 1483, was a prominent figure in the Reformation movement and a supporter of Martin Luther. Another notable bearer of the name was Georg Eckmann, a 16th-century German mathematician and astronomer who contributed to the development of early modern astronomy.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the ECKMANN surname spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe. One example is Johann Peter Eckmann (1792-1854), a Swiss writer and philosopher who wrote extensively on aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Another notable figure was Ernst Otto Eckmann (1865-1942), a German industrialist and founder of the Eckmann-Werke, a prominent manufacturer of textile machinery.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, individuals with the surname ECKMANN made contributions in various fields. These include Otto Eckmann (1865-1916), a German linguist and scholar of Indo-European languages, and Carl Eckmann (1909-1987), a Turkish-born American mathematician and logician known for his work in set theory and model theory.

Throughout its history, the surname ECKMANN has been associated with individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions, reflecting its German origins and its spread across Europe and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eckmann

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

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

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