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

Guberman, 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 Guberman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guberman in America

Guberman is the 51941st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guberman surname appeared 400 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 Guberman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guberman 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 Guberman

The surname Guberman has its origins in Russia, dating back to the late 18th century. It is likely derived from the Russian word "guba," which means "bay" or "inlet," suggesting that the name may have been associated with a person living near a body of water. Alternatively, it could also be related to the Russian word "gubka," meaning "sponge," potentially referring to an occupation or trade involving sponges.

In the early 19th century, the name Guberman appeared in various historical records and manuscripts in the region of modern-day Ukraine and Belarus. Some of the earliest documented instances include a merchant named Lev Guberman, who lived in the city of Odessa in the 1820s, and a landowner named Ivan Guberman, whose estate was located near the town of Vitebsk in the 1840s.

One of the notable figures bearing the surname Guberman was Yakov Guberman (1832-1901), a renowned Russian writer and journalist who contributed to several influential publications of his time. Another noteworthy individual was Mikhail Guberman (1858-1926), a prominent lawyer and advocate for legal reforms in Imperial Russia.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the name Guberman was also found in various parts of the Russian Empire and later in the Soviet Union. For example, there was a record of a merchant family named Guberman residing in the city of Riga, now part of Latvia, in the 1870s. Additionally, a famous Russian-Jewish artist and illustrator named Natan Guberman (1874-1942) was born in the town of Novozybkov, which is now located in Russia.

Another notable figure was Mikhail Guberman (1901-1965), a Soviet military commander who played a significant role in World War II and was awarded the prestigious title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In the field of science, Igor Guberman (1936-2021) was a renowned Russian physicist and author, known for his contributions to the study of plasma physics and his popular aphorisms.

While the surname Guberman has its roots in Russia and the former Soviet Union, it has since spread to other parts of the world through immigration and diaspora communities. However, its historical significance and origins can be traced back to the late 18th and 19th centuries in the regions of modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guberman

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Guberman, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!