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

Tangeman, 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 Tangeman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tangeman in America

Tangeman is the 26282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tangeman surname appeared 929 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 Tangeman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tangeman 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 Tangeman

The surname Tangeman is believed to have originated in Germany, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old German words "tang" or "tange," meaning "seaweed" or "tang," and "man," signifying a person or an individual. This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with someone who lived near the coast or worked with seaweed or tang in some capacity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tangeman can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Lusatiae Superioris, a collection of historical documents from the region of Upper Lusatia, which is now part of eastern Germany and western Poland. This document, dated around 1350, mentions a person named "Tangeman von Zittau," suggesting that the name was already in use during that time.

Another historical reference to the name Tangeman can be found in the Familienbuch der Stadt Braunschweig, a family register from the city of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, Germany. This register, dating back to the 16th century, contains records of several families with the surname Tangeman.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Tangeman was Hans Tangeman, who lived in the town of Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Johann Tangeman, a merchant and alderman in the city of Lübeck, who was born in 1543 and died in 1612.

During the 17th century, the name Tangeman appeared in various records across northern Germany, particularly in the regions of Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg. One individual of note was Claus Tangeman, a farmer from the village of Westensee in Schleswig-Holstein, who was born in 1625.

In the 18th century, the surname Tangeman gained prominence in the town of Tangermünde, located in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is believed that the town's name may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in that region. One notable individual from this time was Friedrich Tangeman, a merchant and landowner born in Tangermünde in 1732.

As the centuries progressed, the Tangeman name spread to other parts of Germany and beyond, with individuals bearing this surname making their mark in various fields, including academia, politics, and the arts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tangeman

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

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

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