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

Fuhrman, 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 Fuhrman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fuhrman in America

Fuhrman is the 6793rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fuhrman surname appeared 4,965 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Fuhrman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fuhrman 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 Fuhrman

The surname Fuhrman is of German origin, derived from the German word "Fuhrmann," which means "carter" or "wagoner." This occupation-based surname likely originated in the late Middle Ages when surnames were becoming more widespread in German-speaking regions.

The earliest known record of the surname Fuhrman dates back to the 14th century, appearing in various municipal and church records throughout Germany. Some of the earliest recorded spellings include Furman, Fohrman, and Fuhrmahn, reflecting the regional variations in spelling and pronunciation.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Fuhrman, a carter who lived in the town of Nuremberg in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Johann Fuhrman, a merchant and citizen of Hamburg, who was mentioned in the city's records in the early 16th century.

In the 17th century, the Fuhrman name appeared in several notable works, including the writings of the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who mentioned a certain "Fuhrman" in his correspondence.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, as German immigration to North America increased, the Fuhrman surname began to appear in various records and documents in the United States and Canada. One of the earliest known bearers of the name in North America was Johann Fuhrman, who immigrated to Pennsylvania from the Palatinate region of Germany in the early 1700s.

Other notable individuals with the surname Fuhrman include:

1. Friedrich Fuhrmann (1820-1876), a German painter and lithographer.
2. Ernst Fuhrmann (1886-1956), a German architect known for his contributions to the Bauhaus movement.
3. Manfred Fuhrmann (1925-2005), a German classical philologist and academic.
4. Jill Fuhrman (born 1948), an American actress known for her roles in films and television shows in the 1970s and 1980s.
5. Joel Fuhrman (born 1953), an American author and former professional basketball player.

The surname Fuhrman has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout Germany, such as Fuhrmannsdorf, a village in Saxony, and Fuhrmannsbach, a small river in Bavaria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fuhrman

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

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

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