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

Thoman, 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 Thoman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thoman in America

Thoman is the 11250th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thoman surname appeared 2,810 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Thoman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thoman 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 Thoman

The surname THOMAN has its origins in the German language and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the personal name Thomas, which was derived from the Aramaic name Toma, meaning "twin". The name was popularized in Europe due to the influence of the apostle Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ.

In its early forms, the surname was often spelled as Thomanis or Thomannus in various German regions. It was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, where it was associated with families of farmers and craftsmen. The earliest recorded instance of the name can be found in a document from the town of Regensburg, dated 1187, which mentions a certain Henricus Thomannus.

One notable bearer of the name was Johann Thoman, a German composer and organist who lived from 1565 to 1621. He served as the Kapellmeister at the court of the Elector of Saxony and composed several sacred and secular works that were highly regarded during his time.

Another historical figure with the surname THOMAN was Gottfried Thoman, a German theologian and university professor who lived from 1595 to 1667. He was a prominent Protestant scholar and authored several books on theological subjects, including a work titled "Commentarius in Epistolam ad Hebraeos" (Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews).

In the 18th century, the THOMAN surname can be found in the records of the village of Kirchberg, located in the present-day state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. One such record mentions a Johann Adam Thoman, born in 1723, who was a farmer and landowner in the area.

Moving into the 19th century, a notable bearer of the THOMAN surname was Carl Friedrich Thoman, a German-American artist and lithographer who lived from 1813 to 1884. He immigrated to the United States in the 1840s and gained recognition for his landscape paintings and lithographic prints depicting scenes from the American West.

Another individual of historical significance was Max Thoman, a German architect and urban planner who lived from 1887 to 1962. He was known for his work on city planning projects in various German cities, including Frankfurt and Cologne, and his contributions to the development of modern urban design principles.

It is worth noting that while the surname THOMAN is of German origin, it has also been found in other parts of Europe, likely due to migration and intermarriage among families. However, the name remains closely associated with its German roots and the rich cultural heritage of the regions where it first emerged.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thoman

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

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

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