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

Trautmann, 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 Trautmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trautmann in America

Trautmann is the 31516th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trautmann surname appeared 734 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 Trautmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trautmann 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 Trautmann

The surname Trautmann is of German origin, originating in the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the German words "traut" meaning "dear" or "beloved" and "mann" meaning "man". It likely referred to a person who was well-regarded or beloved by their community.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Trautmann dates back to the 13th century in the region of modern-day Bavaria, Germany. The name appeared in various medieval records and manuscripts from that time period, often spelled as Trautman or Trautmanne.

One of the earliest known references to the name is in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, dating back to the 13th century. The name Trautmann is mentioned in relation to a landowner or nobleman from the region.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname Trautmann was Johannes Trautmann, a German theologian and reformer born around 1450 in Nuremberg. He played a role in the early stages of the Protestant Reformation and was a supporter of Martin Luther's teachings.

Another prominent individual with the surname Trautmann was Johann Trautmann, a German composer and organist born in 1654 in Dresden. He served as the organist at the Dresden Cathedral and composed several works for organ and choir.

In the 19th century, a famous bearer of the name was Ferdinand Trautmann, a German geologist and paleontologist born in 1817 in Wittenberg. He made significant contributions to the study of fossils and authored several publications on paleontology.

A more recent historical figure with the surname Trautmann is Bert Trautmann, a German-born footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester City in England. Born in 1923, he became famous for playing the final 17 minutes of the 1956 FA Cup Final with a broken neck, helping his team secure victory.

The name Trautmann has also been associated with various places and geographic locations throughout Germany. For example, there is a village called Trautmannshofen in Bavaria, which likely derived its name from an early settler or landowner with the surname Trautmann.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trautmann

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

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

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