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

Hartman, 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 Hartman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hartman in America

Hartman is the 524th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hartman surname appeared 64,106 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 22 people would have the surname Hartman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hartman 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 Hartman

The surname Hartman is of German origin and dates back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old High German words "harti" meaning "hard" or "brave," and "man" meaning "man." The name was initially used to describe a strong or courageous man.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, where a certain Hartman von Isenburg is mentioned in 1182. The name was also present in the Urbarium of the Benedictine abbey of Werden, dating back to 1189.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various regions of Germany, including Rhineland, Westphalia, and Saxony. One notable bearer of the name was Hartmann von Aue, a renowned German poet and author who lived between 1165 and 1230.

As the name spread across Europe, it took on various spellings, such as Hartmann, Hartmans, and Hartmayer. In England, the name was often anglicized to Hartman or Hartmann.

In the 14th century, the name was recorded in the Kalendar of Abbot Samson of Bury St. Edmunds, a medieval document from Suffolk, England. One of the earliest known bearers of the name in England was William Hartman, who was mentioned in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1346.

During the Renaissance period, the name was associated with several notable individuals, including Johann Hartmann, a German mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1568 to 1631, and Georg Hartmann, a German composer and organist who lived from 1489 to 1564.

In the 18th century, the name was borne by Johann Hartmann, a German philosopher and theologian who lived from 1726 to 1793, and Johann Hartmann Stuntz, a German-American Mennonite minister and pioneer who lived from 1755 to 1835.

In the 19th century, Eduard von Hartmann, a German philosopher who lived from 1842 to 1906, and Franz Hartmann, an Austrian author and occultist who lived from 1838 to 1912, were notable bearers of the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hartman

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

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

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