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

Ossmann, 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 Ossmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ossmann in America

Ossmann is the 76533rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ossmann surname appeared 251 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 Ossmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ossmann 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 Ossmann

The surname Ossmann is of German origin, emerging in the Middle Ages around the 12th century. It is derived from the Old German words "Os" meaning "ox" and "mann" meaning "man," likely referring to an occupation or profession involving the care or handling of oxen.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the regions of Bavaria and Saxony in present-day Germany. Historical records from the 13th century, such as the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae and the Monumenta Boica, mention individuals with variations of the name, including Osmann, Ossman, and Osseman.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Heinricus Ossmann, a landowner from the town of Nuremberg, whose name appears in the Nuremberg City Archives from the year 1327.

In the 15th century, the Ossmann family gained prominence in the region of Württemberg, where a Johann Ossmann served as a respected civic leader and merchant in the city of Stuttgart between 1472 and 1498.

The name also appears in historical documents from neighboring countries, such as Austria and Switzerland, suggesting the migration of Ossmann families across Germanic regions during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance periods.

Notable individuals with the surname Ossmann include:

1. Wilhelm Ossmann (1534-1609), a German theologian and author from Saxony.
2. Hans Ossmann (1683-1767), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from Nuremberg.
3. Johann Friedrich Ossmann (1719-1791), a German composer and organist from Thuringia.
4. Katharina Ossmann (1772-1844), a Swiss painter and portrait artist from Zürich.
5. Ernst Ossmann (1824-1901), a German-born architect and urban planner who designed several landmark buildings in Vienna, Austria.

While the surname Ossmann originated as a descriptive occupational name, over time it became a hereditary family name passed down through generations across various regions of Germany and neighboring German-speaking areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ossmann

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

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

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