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

Ellerman, 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 Ellerman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ellerman in America

Ellerman is the 25701st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ellerman surname appeared 959 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 Ellerman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ellerman 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 Ellerman

The surname ELLERMAN has its origins in the German language and can be traced back to the late medieval period, specifically the 14th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, in southern Germany.

ELLERMAN is derived from the German word "Ell," which refers to a unit of measurement for length, and "Mann," meaning man. This combination suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person who worked as a cloth or textile merchant, someone who measured and sold fabrics by the ell.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ELLERMAN surname appears in a German census record from the city of Nuremberg in 1395, where a certain Hans Ellerman is listed as a resident.

In the 16th century, the name ELLERMAN appears in a number of historical records, including the Augsburg tax rolls of 1512, where a Johann Ellerman is recorded as a taxpayer.

As the centuries progressed, the ELLERMAN name spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas and other parts of the world through migration and settlement.

Notable individuals with the surname ELLERMAN include:

1. Sir John Ellerman (1862-1933), a British shipowner and businessman who founded the Ellerman Lines shipping company.
2. Annie Ellerman (1877-1964), an American philanthropist and art collector.
3. Wilhelm Ellerman (1849-1915), a German politician and member of the Reichstag.
4. Johann Ellerman (1692-1772), a German clockmaker and inventor from Nuremberg.
5. Bertha Ellerman (1865-1942), a German-American philanthropist and patron of the arts.

While the name ELLERMAN has its roots in Germany, it has since spread across the globe and can be found in various cultures and communities, each with its own unique history and connections to the original surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ellerman

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

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

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