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

Linderman, 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 Linderman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Linderman in America

Linderman is the 8446th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Linderman surname appeared 3,911 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 Linderman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Linderman 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 Linderman

The surname Linderman is of German origin, and it can be traced back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "lint" or "lind," meaning "linden tree," and "mann," meaning "man." Thus, the name Linderman likely referred to someone who lived near or worked with linden trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Linderman surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, which mentions a person named "Lindermannus" in the year 1212. This suggests that the name was already in use in the 13th century.

The Linderman surname is also found in various historical records from different regions of Germany, such as the Palatinate, Württemberg, and Bavaria. For instance, the Württembergisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from Württemberg, contains references to individuals with the surname Linderman in the 15th and 16th centuries.

One notable figure with the surname Linderman was Johann Linderman (1518-1597), a German theologian and reformer who played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation. He was born in Nuremberg and studied under Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon.

Another important historical figure with this surname was Johann Gottlieb Linderman (1674-1723), a German composer and organist who served as the court organist in Gotha, Germany. He was renowned for his organ works and compositions for church services.

In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Linderman (1701-1776) was a German mathematician and astronomer who made contributions to the field of celestial mechanics. He was a professor at the University of Göttingen and published several works on mathematics and astronomy.

The Linderman surname also appears in historical records from other parts of Europe, such as the Netherlands and England, where it was likely introduced by German immigrants. For example, in the Netherlands, the name was sometimes spelled as "Lindermann" or "Lindemans."

In England, one notable individual with the surname Linderman was Sir Henry Linderman (1811-1884), a British army officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of British Honduras (now Belize) from 1857 to 1862.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Linderman

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

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

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