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

Spickerman, 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 Spickerman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Spickerman in America

Spickerman is the 62714th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Spickerman surname appeared 319 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 Spickerman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Spickerman 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 Spickerman

The surname SPICKERMAN is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the late 16th century. The name is thought to have derived from the German word "Spicker," which referred to a type of food or provisions, specifically salted or smoked meat or fish. It is likely that the name was originally an occupational surname given to someone who dealt in the preparation or selling of such provisions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the church records of the town of Waiblingen, near Stuttgart, where a certain Hans Spickerman is mentioned in an entry dated 1587. There are also records of a family by the name of Spickerman residing in the town of Heilbronn, located in the Swabian region of Germany, in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, the name appears to have spread beyond Germany, with instances of individuals bearing the SPICKERMAN surname found in various parts of Europe. For example, a merchant named Johann SPICKERMAN is recorded as having lived in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the 1730s.

As for notable individuals with the SPICKERMAN surname, one of the earliest was Johann Adam SPICKERMAN (1685-1760), a German theologian and author who served as a pastor in the town of Schwabach, near Nuremberg. Another prominent figure was Karl Friedrich SPICKERMAN (1786-1857), a German jurist and legal scholar who held influential positions in the government of the Kingdom of Württemberg.

In the 19th century, the SPICKERMAN name made its way to the United States, likely through German immigration. One of the earliest recorded Americans with this surname was Johann SPICKERMAN (1812-1887), who was born in the German state of Hesse and immigrated to Ohio in the 1840s.

Another notable American SPICKERMAN was William SPICKERMAN (1857-1932), a successful businessman and investor from New York City. He made his fortune in the banking and real estate industries and was also involved in philanthropic endeavors.

In the 20th century, one of the most prominent individuals with the SPICKERMAN surname was Friedrich SPICKERMAN (1912-1998), a German-born American engineer and inventor. He made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II and later worked on various aerospace projects, including the Apollo space program.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Spickerman

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

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

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