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

Ockerman, 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 Ockerman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ockerman in America

Ockerman is the 36630th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ockerman surname appeared 610 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 Ockerman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ockerman 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 Ockerman

The surname OCKERMAN has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "Acker," meaning "field" or "cultivated land," combined with the suffix "-mann," which denotes "man" or "person." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to an individual who worked or lived on a field or farmland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the OCKERMAN name can be found in the parish records of the town of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1532, where a certain Hans Ockerman is mentioned. The name also appears in various other German regions during the 16th and 17th centuries, such as in the town of Wittenberg, where a Johannes Ockerman was born in 1587.

In the late 17th century, the name OCKERMAN began to spread beyond Germany. In 1692, a Pieter Ockerman is recorded as having migrated from the Netherlands to the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which later became part of New York. This Pieter Ockerman is considered one of the earliest bearers of the name in the Americas.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the OCKERMAN name continued to spread across Europe and the Americas. Notable individuals with this surname include Johann Georg Ockerman (1762-1836), a German composer and organist, and Heinrich Ockerman (1801-1879), a German-American farmer and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

In the United Kingdom, the OCKERMAN name can be traced back to the late 18th century, with records showing an Edward Ockerman born in London in 1783. Another notable figure was Sir William Ockerman (1820-1896), a British businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the city of Birmingham.

As the OCKERMAN name spread across different regions, variations in spelling emerged, such as Ockermann, Ockerman, Ockermann, and Ockermann. These variations were often influenced by local dialects and regional differences in pronunciation and orthography.

Throughout history, the OCKERMAN name has been associated with various professions, including farming, music, politics, and business. While not a particularly common surname, it has left its mark in various parts of the world, reflecting the migration patterns and cultural influences of its bearers over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ockerman

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

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

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