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

Jonkman, 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 Jonkman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jonkman in America

Jonkman is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jonkman surname appeared 243 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 Jonkman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jonkman 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 Jonkman

The surname Jonkman originated in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. It is a Dutch occupational name derived from the Middle Dutch words "jonc" meaning young man or youth, and "man" meaning man. The name was likely given to a servant or worker who was considered a young man at the time.

Jonkman first appeared in historical records in the 14th century, when it was found in various municipal archives and documents from the provinces of Holland and Friesland. Early spellings of the name included Jonckman, Joncman, and Jongman.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jonkman can be found in the Leiden municipal archives from 1384, which mentions a certain Pieter Jonkman who was a resident of the city. Another early reference is from the Frisian town of Harlingen in 1427, where a man named Sjoerd Jonkman is listed as a merchant.

In the 16th century, the Jonkman surname began to spread beyond the Netherlands, as Dutch settlers and traders carried the name to other parts of Europe and the wider world. Notably, a Pieter Jonkman (1520-1595) was a Dutch sea captain and explorer who sailed for the Dutch East India Company and is believed to have landed on the Australian mainland in 1569.

Other notable individuals with the surname Jonkman throughout history include:

1. Adriaan Jonkman (1688-1764), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscape and genre paintings.

2. Johannes Jonkman (1822-1891), a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Minister of Justice from 1877 to 1879.

3. Barend Jonkman (1884-1968), a Dutch politician and trade union leader who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1933 to 1956.

4. Johannes Jonkman (1917-2005), a Dutch politician and diplomat who served as Secretary-General of NATO from 1979 to 1984.

5. Edith Jonkman (born 1956), a Dutch sculptor and artist known for her large-scale public installations and sculptures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jonkman

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

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

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