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

Nunamaker, 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 Nunamaker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nunamaker in America

Nunamaker is the 30889th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nunamaker surname appeared 753 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Nunamaker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nunamaker 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 Nunamaker

The surname NUNAMAKER is believed to have originated in Germany and the Netherlands. It is thought to be derived from the Middle Dutch word "nunnenbakker," which translates to "baker for nuns." This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname may have been bakers who supplied bread and other baked goods to convents and monasteries.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, records show variations of the name such as "Nunnemacher," "Nunnenmaker," and "Nunnenbecker" appearing in various regions of Germany and the Low Countries. One of the earliest known references is found in the municipal records of the town of Leiden in the Netherlands, where a certain Dirck Nunnenmaker is mentioned in 1587.

The NUNAMAKER name can also be traced back to the town of Neunkirchen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, where records from the late 17th century show families with the surname "Nunnemacher" living in the area. It is possible that some of these families later immigrated to other parts of Europe or the Americas, contributing to the spread of the surname.

In terms of notable individuals, one of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Johann Nunamaker, a German-born teacher and theologian who lived in the late 16th century. Another early figure was Matthias Nunnemacher, a skilled clockmaker from Nuremberg who was active in the early 1600s.

Other individuals of note include:

1. John Nunamaker (1785-1868), an American farmer and politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 1830s.

2. Elizabeth Nunamaker (1824-1902), an American educator and activist who worked to establish schools for Native American children in the late 19th century.

3. Henry Nunamaker (1849-1926), a prominent American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune in the coal industry.

4. Frederick Nunamaker (1869-1945), a German-American artist known for his landscape paintings and portraits.

5. Edith Nunamaker (1901-1987), an American writer and historian who authored several books on the history of Pennsylvania and the Appalachian region.

While the NUNAMAKER surname has its roots in Europe, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by emigrant families seeking new opportunities or fleeing conflicts and upheavals throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nunamaker

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

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

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