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

Ortmann, 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 Ortmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ortmann in America

Ortmann is the 25902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ortmann surname appeared 949 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 Ortmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ortmann 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 Ortmann

The surname ORTMANN is of German origin, originating in the region of Bavaria in southern Germany during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German words "ort" meaning "place" or "settlement" and "mann" meaning "man", indicating that the name likely referred to someone who lived in a particular place or settlement.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various medieval records and documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in Bavaria. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Johannes Ortmann, a landowner and farmer who lived in the village of Holzkirchen near Munich in the late 13th century.

In the 15th century, the ORTMANN name appeared in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, suggesting that members of the family had spread to other regions of Germany by that time.

A notable figure in the history of the ORTMANN name was Christoph Ortmann, a 16th-century Protestant theologian and author who was born in Nuremberg in 1516 and died in 1590. He wrote several theological works and was involved in the Reformation movement in Germany.

In the 17th century, a branch of the ORTMANN family settled in the city of Hamburg, where they became prominent merchants and traders. One of the most successful members of this branch was Johann Ortmann (1638-1713), who established a successful trading company and was a respected member of the Hamburg business community.

Another significant figure bearing the ORTMANN name was Karl Ortmann (1822-1898), a German composer and music teacher who was born in Dessau and spent much of his career in Leipzig. He composed several operas, choral works, and instrumental pieces and was known for his contributions to the Romantic music movement in Germany.

The ORTMANN name has also appeared in various historical records and documents from other regions of Europe, such as Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, indicating that the name had spread beyond its German origins over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ortmann

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

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

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