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

Schmidtmann, 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 Schmidtmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Schmidtmann in America

Schmidtmann is the 137327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Schmidtmann surname appeared 122 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 Schmidtmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Schmidtmann 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 Schmidtmann

The surname SCHMIDTMANN is of Germanic origin, specifically from the German-speaking regions of central and northern Europe. It likely emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

SCHMIDTMANN is a compound surname, derived from the German words "Schmidt" and "Mann." "Schmidt" originally referred to a metalsmith or blacksmith, while "Mann" simply means "man." Thus, the name SCHMIDTMANN essentially translates to "smith man" or "man of the smith."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SCHMIDTMANN surname can be found in the Bürgermeisterbuch (Mayor's Book) of the town of Memmingen, Germany, from the year 1389, where a certain Hanns Schmidtmann is mentioned as a resident. This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 14th century.

In the 16th century, the SCHMIDTMANN name appears in various records from the Duchy of Pomerania, a historical region that is now divided between modern-day Germany and Poland. For example, a Nikolaus Schmidtmann is recorded as a citizen of the town of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) in 1560.

Notable individuals with the SCHMIDTMANN surname include:

1. Johannes Schmidtmann (c. 1530-1592), a German composer and organist active in the late Renaissance period.

2. August Schmidtmann (1768-1845), a German playwright and dramatist from Hanover.

3. Friedrich Schmidtmann (1828-1897), a German military officer who served in the Prussian army during the 19th century.

4. Carl Schmidtmann (1846-1917), a German-American architect who designed several notable buildings in Cincinnati, Ohio, including the Cincinnati Art Museum.

5. Ernst Schmidtmann (1888-1960), a German actor and film director who appeared in several silent films during the early 20th century.

While the SCHMIDTMANN surname is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its metalworking origins in the German-speaking regions of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Schmidtmann

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

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

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