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

Hermann, 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 Hermann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hermann in America

Hermann is the 4010th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hermann surname appeared 8,858 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Hermann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hermann 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 Hermann

The surname HERMANN originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Hermann, which is composed of the elements "heri" meaning army and "man" meaning man, essentially translating to "army man" or "soldier".

The earliest recorded instances of the surname HERMANN can be traced back to the 12th century in various regions of what is now modern-day Germany. It is believed to have first appeared in areas such as Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland, where many bearers of the name were documented in medieval records and charters.

One of the earliest documented references to the surname HERMANN can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony dating back to the 11th century. This text mentions several individuals with the surname, suggesting its widespread use in the region during that time.

Notable historical figures who bore the surname HERMANN include Johannes HERMANN, a German botanist and physician who lived from 1528 to 1605. He made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and was one of the first to establish a systematic approach to plant classification.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Jakob HERMANN, a French-born German mathematician and scientist who lived from 1678 to 1733. He is best known for his work in the field of geometry and for his contributions to the development of the calculus of variations.

In the realm of literature, the German writer and poet Johann HERMANN, who lived from 1585 to 1647, is remembered for his religious and devotional poetry, which was widely popular during the Baroque period in Germany.

The surname HERMANN also has a connection to the world of music through the German composer Johann Gottfried HERMANN, who lived from 1707 to 1791. He was a prominent figure in the Baroque and Classical periods and is particularly known for his compositions for keyboard instruments.

Lastly, one of the most notable bearers of the surname HERMANN was the German philosopher and classical scholar Johann Gottfried Jakob HERMANN, who lived from 1772 to 1848. He made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek literature and philosophy and is considered a pioneering figure in the field of philology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hermann

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

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

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