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

Edelmann, 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 Edelmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Edelmann in America

Edelmann is the 35016th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Edelmann surname appeared 644 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 Edelmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Edelmann 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 Edelmann

The surname Edelmann is of German origin, derived from the words "edel" meaning "noble" and "mann" meaning "man." It emerged in the Middle Ages, originally referring to a person of noble or aristocratic status.

The earliest known record of the surname Edelmann dates back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. It was often used to distinguish individuals of higher social standing or those associated with noble households or estates.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name Edelmann can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, which mentions a certain "Heinricus Edelmann" in 1288.

In the 14th century, the name Edelmann appeared in various records and chronicles, including the Allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon by Ernst Heinrich Kneschke, which documented noble families and their ancestral lineages.

Notable individuals bearing the surname Edelmann throughout history include Johann Christian Edelmann (1698-1767), a German philosopher and theologian known for his mystical and heterodox writings; Friedrich Edelmann (1902-1984), a German stage and film actor; and Johanna Edelmann (1921-2008), a German sprinter who won a silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Other historical figures with the surname Edelmann include Johann Friedrich Edelmann (1749-1794), a German composer and organist; and Karl Edelmann (1938-2004), an Austrian politician and member of the National Council of Austria.

The surname Edelmann has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout Germany, such as Edelmannshof, a village in the municipality of Großschwabhausen, and Edelmannsdorf, a former village near the town of Stadtroda in Thuringia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Edelmann

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

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

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