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

Obermann, 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 Obermann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Obermann in America

Obermann is the 62189th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Obermann surname appeared 322 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 Obermann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Obermann 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 Obermann

The surname OBERMANN is of German origin, and it can be traced back to the Middle Ages in the region of Bavaria. The name is derived from the Old High German words "obaro," meaning "higher" or "upper," and "mann," meaning "man." This suggests that the name was initially used to identify people who lived in higher or elevated areas or settlements.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name OBERMANN can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Obermünster, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century. This document mentions an individual named Obermannvs, likely referring to a person with the surname OBERMANN.

In the 13th century, the name OBERMANN appears in various records from the town of Obermenzing, now a part of Munich. The place name Obermenzing is derived from the Old High German words "obara" and "munizinga," meaning "upper settlement" or "higher monastic settlement."

One notable bearer of the surname OBERMANN was Johann Obermann (1445-1512), a German Renaissance humanist and scholar. He was a professor at the University of Ingolstadt and played a significant role in the development of humanism in Bavaria.

Another prominent figure with the surname OBERMANN was Kaspar Obermann (1595-1668), a German composer and organist from Nuremberg. He is known for his sacred and instrumental works, including several organ compositions.

In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Obermann (1737-1805) was a German architect and urban planner. He is best known for his work on the reconstruction of the city of Mannheim after a devastating fire in 1795.

In the 19th century, Ludwig Obermann (1819-1892) was a German-born American businessman and philanthropist. He made his fortune in the brewing industry and was a prominent figure in the German-American community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Another notable bearer of the surname OBERMANN was Max Obermann (1867-1945), a German-born American businessman and inventor. He is credited with developing the first successful process for manufacturing paper bottles, which were briefly popular in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Obermann

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

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

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