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

Fuhrmann, 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 Fuhrmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fuhrmann in America

Fuhrmann is the 15120th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fuhrmann surname appeared 1,951 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 Fuhrmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fuhrmann 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 Fuhrmann

The surname Fuhrmann originated in Germany and is derived from the German word "Fuhrmann," which means "driver" or "carter." The name dates back to the 12th century and was initially given to individuals whose occupation involved driving horse-drawn vehicles, such as carts or coaches.

In the Middle Ages, surnames often emerged from occupations, and the name Fuhrmann became a hereditary surname passed down through generations of families involved in transportation or hauling services. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval German documents and records from various regions, including Bavaria, Saxony, and Prussia.

One of the earliest known references to the name Fuhrmann appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. The name is also mentioned in the Stadtbücher (city books) of various German towns, which recorded legal transactions, property transfers, and other official matters.

Prominent individuals with the surname Fuhrmann throughout history include Johann Christoph Fuhrmann (1668-1719), a German theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Leipzig. Another notable figure was Johann Georg Fuhrmann (1753-1828), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin.

In the 19th century, Carl Fuhrmann (1835-1919) was a German entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the Fuhrmann Brewery in Berlin, which became one of the largest breweries in Germany at the time. The name Fuhrmann also appears in historical records from other German-speaking regions, such as Austria and Switzerland.

Other notable individuals with the surname Fuhrmann include Erich Fuhrmann (1899-1974), a German actor and film director, and Wolfgang Fuhrmann (born 1944), a German computer scientist and professor known for his contributions to the field of computational complexity theory.

Throughout its history, the surname Fuhrmann has been associated with various occupations and professions related to transportation, hauling, and logistics, reflecting its origins as a name given to individuals involved in driving and operating horse-drawn vehicles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fuhrmann

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

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

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