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

Quebbeman, 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 Quebbeman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quebbeman in America

Quebbeman is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quebbeman surname appeared 132 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 Quebbeman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quebbeman 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 Quebbeman

The surname Quebbeman is of German origin, believed to have originated in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old German word "quebe," meaning a small valley or ravine, and the suffix "-man," indicating a person associated with a particular place or occupation.

One of the earliest known records of the Quebbeman surname dates back to the mid-15th century, appearing in a collection of municipal records from the town of Heidelberg in southwestern Germany. The entry mentions a certain Hans Quebbeman, a local farmer and landowner.

In the 16th century, the surname is found in various church records and tax rolls across the German states of Bavaria, Saxony, and Baden-Württemberg. Notable individuals from this era include Johann Quebbeman (1542-1612), a renowned blacksmith from the city of Nuremberg, and Margarethe Quebbeman (1558-1632), a midwife and herbalist from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Quebbeman name spread across central and northern Europe as many families emigrated from Germany to neighboring regions. In the Netherlands, records show a Pieter Quebbeman (1674-1738) who was a successful merchant and ship owner based in Amsterdam.

In the 19th century, several members of the Quebbeman family gained prominence in various fields. Friedrich Quebbeman (1818-1892) was a German philosopher and university professor who authored several influential works on ethics and epistemology. His contemporary, Katharina Quebbeman (1822-1898), was a celebrated operatic soprano who performed at the prestigious Semperoper in Dresden.

Another notable figure from this period was Carl Quebbeman (1836-1911), a German-born engineer and inventor who emigrated to the United States in the 1860s. He is credited with several innovations in the field of textile machinery and held numerous patents for his inventions.

As the Quebbeman surname spread globally, it underwent various spelling variations, including Quabbeman, Quebbman, and Quepman, among others. However, the original German form of Quebbeman remains the most widely recognized and documented version of this historic surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quebbeman

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

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

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