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

Vaysman, 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 Vaysman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vaysman in America

Vaysman is the 57372nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vaysman surname appeared 355 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 Vaysman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vaysman 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 Vaysman

The surname VAYSMAN is of Russian-Jewish origin, derived from the Hebrew name "Vays," which means "white" or "fair." This surname emerged in Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages, when Jewish communities were required to adopt hereditary surnames.

VAYSMAN is a variant spelling of the more common Russian-Jewish surname "Vaismann." It is believed to have originated in the Pale of Settlement, a region of the Russian Empire where Jews were permitted to reside and establish communities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VAYSMAN surname can be found in the Revizskiye Skazki, a series of census-like documents compiled by the Russian Imperial authorities in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In the 16th century, a Jewish merchant named Yakov VAYSMAN was mentioned in the records of the city of Vilnius, which was then part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. This suggests that the surname was already in use by that time.

During the 19th century, several notable individuals bearing the VAYSMAN surname emerged. One such figure was Isaak VAYSMAN, a Russian-Jewish writer and journalist born in 1865 in Odessa. He was known for his contributions to the Yiddish literary scene in Eastern Europe.

Another prominent VAYSMAN was Lev VAYSMAN, a Russian-Jewish revolutionary and Bolshevik activist born in 1886 in Vitebsk. He played a role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and later served in various political capacities in the Soviet Union.

In the early 20th century, a Russian-Jewish artist named Mark VAYSMAN gained recognition for his avant-garde paintings and illustrations. He was born in 1901 in Kharkiv and his works were exhibited in several major cities across Europe.

A more recent figure with the VAYSMAN surname was Boris VAYSMAN, a Soviet-born chess master and author. Born in 1932 in Moscow, he achieved the title of International Master and wrote several books on chess strategy and tactics.

It is worth noting that the VAYSMAN surname has also been associated with various places and locations in Eastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine and Russia, where Jewish communities bearing this name were once prevalent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vaysman

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

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

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