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

Qualman, 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 Qualman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Qualman in America

Qualman is the 73911th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Qualman surname appeared 262 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 Qualman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Qualman 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 Qualman

The surname QUALMAN is of German origin and can be traced back to the late 16th century. It was originally concentrated in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. The name is derived from the Old German word "quāl" meaning "torment" or "misery", and the suffix "-man" denoting a person.

The earliest recorded mention of the name QUALMAN appears in a 1592 church registry from the town of Bamberg in Bavaria. One entry lists a "Hans Qualman" as a resident. In the early 17th century, the variant spelling "Qualmann" can be found in records from Leipzig, suggesting the name had spread to Saxony by that time.

Notable people with the surname QUALMAN include Johann Qualman (1624-1688), a German composer and organist from Dresden. His works included several sacred choral pieces and organ fugues. Another early bearer of the name was Matthias Qualman (1670-1737), a Lutheran pastor in the Palatinate region who wrote treatises on theology.

During the 18th century, the name QUALMAN began appearing in records from other parts of Germany as well. A merchant named Wilhelm Qualman (1725-1803) from Hamburg gained prominence for establishing trade routes to the Baltic states. In the field of literature, Johanna Qualman (1773-1842) was a poet from Berlin whose anthology "Gedichte" was published in 1820.

As German emigration to the Americas increased in the 19th century, the surname QUALMAN was carried to the New World. One of the earliest known immigrants with this name was Friedrich Qualman (1802-1879), who settled in Pennsylvania in 1832. By the late 1800s, the name could be found in census records from various states across the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Qualman

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

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

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