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

Lederman, 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 Lederman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lederman in America

Lederman is the 11914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lederman surname appeared 2,628 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 Lederman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lederman 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 Lederman

The surname Lederman is of German origin, and it first emerged in the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the German word "Leder," which means "leather," and "Mann," which means "man." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person who worked with leather, such as a tanner or a shoemaker.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Lederman can be traced back to the 14th century, when it appeared in various German regions. In the 15th century, the name is mentioned in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a family of tanners bearing the name Lederman resided.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Lederman was Hans Lederman, a merchant who lived in the German city of Augsburg in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Johann Lederman, a Protestant reformer who lived in the 16th century and was known for his writings on theology.

In the 17th century, the name Lederman appeared in various parts of Germany, including the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. During this period, the name was sometimes spelled slightly differently, such as "Ledderman" or "Leddermar."

As the centuries passed, the Lederman surname spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. One prominent bearer of the name was Max Lederman (1890-1971), an Austrian-born American mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the field of general relativity.

Other notable individuals with the surname Lederman include Victor Lederman (1924-2018), an American experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988 for his work on the discovery of the muon neutrino. Additionally, there was Mordecai Lederman (1886-1975), a Polish-born American Jewish scholar and author who wrote extensively about Jewish history and culture.

While the surname Lederman has its roots in Germany and originally referred to those involved in the leather trade, it has since become more widespread and embraced by individuals from various backgrounds and professions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lederman

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

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

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