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

Honigman, 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 Honigman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Honigman in America

Honigman is the 74141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Honigman surname appeared 261 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 Honigman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Honigman 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 Honigman

The surname HONIGMAN is of German origin and first emerged in the late medieval period, likely in the 14th or 15th century. It derives from the German words "Honig" meaning honey and "Mann" meaning man, suggesting an occupational origin related to beekeeping or honey production. The name may have referred to someone who kept bees, sold honey, or worked with honey in some capacity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HONIGMAN can be found in a collection of municipal records from the city of Frankfurt am Main, dating back to the late 1400s. These records mention a certain Hans Honigman, a beekeeper and honey merchant who lived in the city during that time.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Johann Honigman, a scholar and theologian who lived in the 16th century. Born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1522, he studied at the University of Wittenberg and later became a professor of theology at the University of Jena, where he taught until his death in 1586.

During the 17th century, the HONIGMAN name appeared in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria and Saxony. One notable figure from this period was Christoph Honigman, a renowned painter and engraver who was born in Dresden in 1644 and passed away in 1714.

In the 18th century, the name HONIGMAN spread to other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and Hungary. A prominent Dutch figure with this surname was Willem Honigman, a wealthy merchant and financier who lived in Amsterdam from 1725 to 1798.

As the HONIGMAN family continued to grow and spread throughout Europe, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Honnigman, Honigmann, and Honickman. One notable bearer of the name in the 19th century was the German philosopher and writer, Friedrich Honigman, who was born in Berlin in 1818 and died in 1892.

Other individuals of note who carried the HONIGMAN surname include the Austrian-born American businessman and philanthropist, Max Honigman (1884-1962), and the German-American artist and illustrator, Winold Reiss (born Winold Honigman in 1886), who was known for his portrayal of Native Americans and other indigenous peoples.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Honigman

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

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

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