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

Lohmann, 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 Lohmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lohmann in America

Lohmann is the 15033rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lohmann surname appeared 1,965 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 Lohmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lohmann 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 Lohmann

The surname Lohmann is of German origin and can be traced back to the 14th century. It is derived from the Old German words "loh" meaning a grove or small forest, and "mann" meaning a man or person. The name likely originated as a descriptive surname for someone who lived near or worked in a small forest or wooded area.

The earliest recorded instances of the Lohmann name can be found in medieval German records and manuscripts from the 14th and 15th centuries. The name appeared in various spellings, such as Lohman, Lohemann, and Lohman, reflecting the regional variations and inconsistencies in written records during that time.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Lohmann name was Johann Lohmann, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Lübeck in northern Germany during the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Christoph Lohmann, a Protestant theologian and writer who lived in the 16th century and authored several religious works.

In the 17th century, the Lohmann name can be found in records from the city of Hamburg, where several families bearing this surname were prominent merchants and traders. One such individual was Heinrich Lohmann, a successful merchant who lived from 1620 to 1685 and was involved in the thriving maritime trade of the Hanseatic League.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Lohmann name became more widespread across Germany and other parts of Europe. One notable bearer of the name was Friedrich Lohmann, a German politician and statesman who served as the Mayor of Hamburg from 1859 to 1868. Another was Wilhelm Lohmann, a German composer and music teacher who lived from 1845 to 1915 and composed numerous works for piano and choir.

Other historical figures with the Lohmann surname include Karl Lohmann, a German artist and painter active in the late 19th century, known for his landscape and genre paintings, and Theodor Lohmann, a German entomologist and zoologist who made significant contributions to the study of insects and arthropods in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lohmann

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

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

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