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

Rademaker, 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 Rademaker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rademaker in America

Rademaker is the 25381st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rademaker surname appeared 975 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 Rademaker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rademaker 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 Rademaker

The surname RADEMAKER is of Dutch origin and dates back to the 16th century. It originated in the Netherlands, particularly in the regions of Holland and Friesland. The name is derived from the Dutch words "rad" meaning wheel and "maker" meaning maker, referring to an occupation of a wheelwright or wagon builder.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the RADEMAKER surname can be found in the Holland Provincial Archives, where a Johan Rademaker was listed as a resident of Amsterdam in 1594. Another early mention is in the Friesland Provincial Archives, where a Pieter Rademaker was recorded as a wagon maker in the town of Leeuwarden in 1612.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the RADEMAKER name appeared in various records and documents across the Netherlands. In 1678, a Cornelis Rademaker was listed as a member of the Guild of Wheelwrights in Rotterdam. The name was also found in the Frisian town of Franeker, where a Jan Rademaker was recorded as a wagon maker in 1723.

In the 19th century, the RADEMAKER surname gained prominence with the birth of the Dutch artist Jan Rademaker (1850-1935), known for his landscape paintings and depictions of rural life in the Netherlands. Another notable figure was Gerrit Rademaker (1879-1957), a Dutch politician who served as the Mayor of Rotterdam from 1923 to 1937.

Other historical figures with the RADEMAKER surname include Hendrik Rademaker (1857-1923), a Dutch engineer and inventor who patented several improvements in steam engine design, and Pieter Rademaker (1837-1917), a Dutch theologian and professor at the University of Utrecht.

While the RADEMAKER name originated in the Netherlands, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Dutch emigration to countries like the United States, Canada, and South Africa.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rademaker

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

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

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