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

Hedemann, 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 Hedemann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hedemann in America

Hedemann is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hedemann surname appeared 108 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 Hedemann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hedemann 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 Hedemann

The surname HEDEMANN is of German origin, originating in the northern regions of the country during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German words "hede," meaning "heath" or "heathland," and "mann," meaning "man." This suggests that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked on heathlands.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cologne Cathedral archives, dating back to the 14th century. A document from 1362 mentions a "Johannes Hedemann" as a citizen of the city. This suggests that the name was already established in the region at that time.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records across northern Germany, particularly in the regions of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg. Notable individuals with this surname include Hans Hedemann (1455-1519), a merchant and alderman in the city of Lübeck, and Matthias Hedemann (1580-1647), a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Rostock.

The name also appears in the historical records of the Duchy of Pomerania, with mentions of a family called Hedemann in the town of Stralsund during the 17th century. One notable figure from this period was Johann Hedemann (1630-1695), a Pomeranian jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the city of Greifswald.

In the 18th century, the name spread to other parts of Germany and beyond. Christian Hedemann (1720-1789) was a German-born military officer who served in the Danish Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Another notable individual was Johann Christian Hedemann (1750-1816), a German writer and poet who was a member of the literary society "Göttinger Hain."

As the name continued to spread throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, it became more widely distributed across Europe and even to other continents through emigration. Notable individuals from this period include August Hedemann (1855-1932), a German-American architect who designed several buildings in New York City, and Fritz Hedemann (1880-1956), a German lawyer and judge who served as the President of the Reichsgericht (Imperial Court) during the Weimar Republic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hedemann

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

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

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