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

Kollman, 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 Kollman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kollman in America

Kollman is the 12182nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kollman surname appeared 2,558 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kollman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kollman 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 Kollman

The surname Kollman originated in Germany, with its roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "koller," which referred to a person who worked with coal or charcoal. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century.

In medieval times, surnames often reflected a person's occupation or trade. Therefore, it is likely that the Kollman surname was initially given to individuals involved in the coal or charcoal industry, such as miners, burners, or merchants. This connection to the coal trade suggests that the name may have originated in areas with significant mining or charcoal production activities.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Kollman surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, Germany, dating back to the 13th century. This document references a person named "Johannes Kollman" in the year 1279.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the Kollman surname. One of the earliest known figures was Johann Kollman, a German composer and organist born in 1487. He was renowned for his contributions to sacred music and served as the organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.

Another prominent bearer of the Kollman name was Johann Christoph Kollmann, a German-born British composer and music theorist who lived from 1759 to 1835. He is credited with introducing the metronome to London and wrote several influential works on music theory and composition.

In the 19th century, Arnold Kollmann (1836-1900) was a notable German architect and urban planner. He designed various public buildings and urban developments in cities such as Leipzig and Dresden, leaving a lasting impact on the architectural landscape of Germany.

A more recent figure was Armin Kollmann (1922-2004), an Austrian physicist and academic. He made significant contributions to the field of solid-state physics and served as a professor at the University of Vienna for many years.

The Kollman surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany, such as Kollmannsdorf, a village in Saxony, and Kollmannsfeld, a municipality in Thuringia. These place names may have derived from individuals bearing the Kollman surname or from their association with coal or charcoal-related activities in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kollman

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

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

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