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

Lohman, 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 Lohman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lohman in America

Lohman is the 7257th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lohman surname appeared 4,592 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Lohman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lohman 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 Lohman

The surname Lohman is of German origin, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated as a locational name, derived from the town of Lohmen in Saxony, Germany. The name Lohmen itself is thought to have evolved from the Old High German word "loh," meaning a small wooded area or a clearing.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Lohman can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, which mentions a certain "Tidericus de Lohmen" in the year 1286. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by the late 13th century.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the Lohman surname began to spread beyond Saxony as people migrated to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries. In the late 15th century, a notable figure named Hans Lohman was recorded as a burgher (citizen) of the city of Lübeck, a prominent member of the Hanseatic League.

As the surname continued to disperse, variations in spelling emerged, such as Lohmann, Loehman, and Loehmann. In the 16th century, a German theologian and reformer named Johannes Lohman (1499-1569) made a significant contribution to the Protestant Reformation in Saxony.

The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) played a role in further spreading the Lohman name across Europe, as many families were displaced and sought refuge in other regions. During this period, a soldier named Friedrich Lohman (1592-1647) gained fame for his military prowess and served under several renowned commanders.

In the 18th century, a notable figure named Johann Gottlieb Lohman (1718-1781) was a German jurist and writer who authored several legal texts that were influential in his time. Another individual of note was the German botanist Johann Georg Christian Lohman (1783-1858), who made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy.

As the Lohman surname continued to disperse globally, it found its way to various parts of the world through immigration. One notable example is the American painter William Samuel Lohman (1901-1968), who was born in Illinois and became known for his landscape paintings depicting rural scenes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lohman

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

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

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