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

Quatman, 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 Quatman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quatman in America

Quatman is the 81772nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quatman surname appeared 231 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 Quatman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quatman 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 Quatman

The surname Quatman is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest known roots dating back to the Middle Ages. The name is thought to be derived from the German word "Quatt," which means "a thicket" or "a clump of bushes." This suggests that the name may have initially been used to refer to someone who lived near or in a thicket.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quatman can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, dated around the 13th century. The name appears to have been spelled in various ways, including "Quatmann" and "Quathmann," indicating regional variations in its spelling and pronunciation.

In the 15th century, records from the town of Großenhain, located in the modern-day German state of Saxony, mention a man named Hans Quatman, who was a landowner and farmer. This provides evidence that the name was well-established in the region by that time.

During the 16th century, the name Quatman appeared in several church records and tax registers across various regions of Germany, suggesting that it had spread to different areas. One notable individual from this period was Johann Quatman, a Protestant minister born in 1567 in the town of Uelzen, Lower Saxony.

As the centuries progressed, the Quatman name continued to be found in historical records across Germany. In the 18th century, a man named Friedrich Wilhelm Quatman, born in 1712 in the town of Hannover, gained recognition as a successful merchant and landowner.

Another notable figure with the surname Quatman was Carl August Quatman, a German painter and engraver who lived from 1790 to 1849. His works can be found in various art collections and museums throughout Germany.

While the name Quatman has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America, where descendants of German immigrants have carried on the name. However, the earliest records and origins of the surname can be traced back to the German regions mentioned above.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quatman

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

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

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