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

Hassman, 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 Hassman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hassman in America

Hassman is the 37180th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hassman surname appeared 600 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 Hassman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hassman 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 Hassman

The surname Hassman is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest known usage dating back to the 12th century. The name is derived from the German word "Hass," which means "rabbit" or "hare," and the suffix "man," which was a common surname ending indicating occupation or origin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hassman can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony-Anhalt, where a certain Henricus Hassman is mentioned in a charter dated 1187. This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive nickname for someone who either worked with rabbits or had a particular affinity for these animals.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various records across the German states, including the Stadtbücher (town books) of Cologne, where a Johannes Hassman is listed as a resident in 1265. The surname also appeared in the Urkundenbuch der Stadt Goslar, a collection of documents from the town of Goslar in Lower Saxony, where a Bertoldus Hassman is mentioned in a document from 1276.

As the name spread throughout Germany, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Hasemann, Hassmann, and Hasman. These variations were often influenced by regional dialects and scribal preferences.

One notable historical figure bearing the name Hassman was Johann Hassman (1516-1594), a German Protestant theologian and reformer who was a prominent figure in the Reformation movement in the city of Memmingen. Another was Hans Hassman (1570-1622), a German painter and engraver who worked in Nuremberg during the Renaissance period.

In the 18th century, the name Hassman can be found in the records of the Prussian Army, with several soldiers bearing this surname serving during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). One such individual was Johann Friedrich Hassman (1735-1816), a Prussian officer who fought under Frederick the Great and later became a military writer.

Other notable individuals with the surname Hassman include Wilhelm Hassman (1842-1912), a German novelist and playwright; and Ernst Hassman (1881-1944), a German explorer and ethnographer who conducted extensive research in South America and published several works on the indigenous cultures of the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hassman

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

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

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