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

Jungmann, 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 Jungmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jungmann in America

Jungmann is the 59470th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jungmann surname appeared 340 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 Jungmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jungmann 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 Jungmann

The surname Jungmann is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German words "junc" meaning young and "man" meaning man. It is an occupational name, referring to a young unmarried man or a young bachelor. The earliest known record of the name dates back to the 13th century in the region of Saxony, Germany.

The Jungmann surname is found in various records throughout German history, including the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, which mentions a Heinricus Jungmann in the year 1292. Another early reference is in the Wittenberg church records from the 16th century, where a Johannes Jungmann is listed as a resident of the town.

One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Johann Jungmann (1507-1566), a German mathematician and astronomer from Saxony. He was known for his work on calendar reform and published several treatises on the subject.

In the 17th century, the Jungmann family had a significant presence in the city of Leipzig, where they were involved in various trades and professions. A prominent member was Johann Georg Jungmann (1637-1705), a successful merchant and alderman in the city council.

The name also spread to other parts of Europe, including Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), where Josef Jungmann (1773-1847) was a prominent linguist, lexicographer, and writer. He is considered one of the founders of the modern Czech literary language and is renowned for his monumental Czech-German dictionary.

Another notable figure was Gustav Jungmann (1859-1935), an Austrian architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Vienna, including the Weinhaus Koblenz and the Döblinger Spital hospital.

In the 20th century, one of the most famous bearers of the Jungmann name was José Jungmann (1887-1975), a Brazilian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil from 1953 to 1954.

The Jungmann surname has also been associated with various places in Germany, such as Jungmannshagen, a village in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Jungmannová, a settlement in the Bohemian region of the Czech Republic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jungmann

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

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

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