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

Obermark, 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 Obermark surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Obermark in America

Obermark is the 68547th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Obermark surname appeared 287 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 Obermark.

We can also compare 2010 data for Obermark 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 Obermark

The surname Obermark is of German origin, originating in the late medieval period. It is derived from the German words "ober" meaning "upper" or "higher" and "mark" meaning "boundary" or "territory". This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or owned land in an upper or higher boundary region.

The earliest known record of the Obermark surname dates back to the 14th century in the region of Bavaria, Germany. An entry in a local parish register from 1367 mentions a "Hans Obermark" as a resident of the town of Landshut. This indicates that the name was already established in southern Germany by that time.

In the 16th century, the Obermark name appears in several historical documents from the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria. A 1542 census record from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber lists several Obermark families among the residents. This suggests that the name had spread to other areas of Germany by that point.

One notable bearer of the Obermark surname was Johann Obermark, a Lutheran minister who lived in the town of Ansbach, Bavaria in the late 16th century. Records indicate that he was born around 1550 and served as the pastor of St. Gumbertus Church from 1582 until his death in 1612.

Another historically significant individual with the Obermark name was Konrad Obermark, a German soldier who fought in the Thirty Years' War during the early 17th century. He served under the command of Count Tilly and is mentioned in several accounts of the Battle of Lutter in 1626, where he reportedly distinguished himself in combat.

In the 18th century, the Obermark surname can be found in records from the city of Nuremberg in southern Germany. A merchant named Georg Obermark, born in 1712, is listed in the city's guild registers as a member of the wealthy cloth traders' guild. His son, Johannes Obermark (1745-1821), later became a respected lawyer and judge in Nuremberg.

While the name originated in Germany, over time it also spread to other parts of Europe and beyond through emigration. By the 19th century, there were Obermark families living in various regions, including Austria, Switzerland, and even as far as Russia and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Obermark

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

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

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