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

Fleischman, 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 Fleischman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fleischman in America

Fleischman is the 9195th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fleischman surname appeared 3,547 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fleischman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fleischman 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 Fleischman

The surname FLEISCHMAN originated in Germany and dates back to the 12th century. It is derived from the German words "fleisch" meaning meat and "mann" meaning man, referring to an occupation of a butcher or meat seller. The name was first concentrated in Bavaria and other southern German regions.

Some of the earliest recorded spellings of the name include Fleischmann, Fleischman, Fleischman, and Fleischhauer, which also means butcher in German. In the 13th century town records of Nuremberg, there is a mention of a Heinricus Fleischmann in 1284. The name also appears in the Codex Traditionum of the Abbey of Fulda from the 9th century.

One of the earliest notable individuals with this surname was Johannes Fleischmann (1475-1537), a German monk and Renaissance humanist who taught at the University of Erfurt. In the 16th century, Hans Fleischmann (1510-1579) was a renowned lute maker and musician from Nuremberg.

During the 17th century, Gottfried Fleischmann (1622-1688) was a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Leipzig. Another notable bearer of the name was Georg Fleischmann (1787-1847), a German painter and engraver known for his landscapes and historical scenes.

In the 19th century, Wilhelm Fleischmann (1837-1897) was a German entrepreneur who founded the Fleischmann's Yeast Company, which became one of the largest producers of baking yeast in the United States. His company played a significant role in the development of the commercial baking industry.

Over time, the surname FLEISCHMAN spread from Germany to other parts of Europe and eventually to other parts of the world through immigration. It remains a prominent surname in Germany, Austria, and other German-speaking regions, as well as in countries with significant German diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fleischman

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

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

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