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

Wagaman, 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 Wagaman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wagaman in America

Wagaman is the 16071st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wagaman surname appeared 1,802 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 Wagaman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wagaman 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 Wagaman

The surname Wagaman is believed to have originated in Germany, likely during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Germanic words "wag," meaning "to wander or move," and "mann," meaning "man." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who traveled frequently or was a wanderer by profession, such as a merchant or trader.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Wagaman can be found in the Annals of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a medieval chronicle dating back to the 13th century. Here, a person named "Wagemannus" is mentioned as a landowner in the region.

The name Wagaman also appears in various German church records and tax rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries, indicating its presence in various parts of the country during that time period. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name include Johannes Wagaman (born in 1587 in Nuremberg) and Hans Wagaman (born in 1612 in Cologne).

In the early 18th century, the name Wagaman began to spread beyond Germany as some families emigrated to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. One notable individual was Johann Georg Wagaman, born in 1726 in Hesse-Darmstadt, who later settled in Pennsylvania, USA, in the 1750s.

Another early bearer of the name in North America was Jacob Wagaman, born in 1738 in York County, Pennsylvania. He served as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War and is recorded as having participated in several notable battles.

Other notable individuals with the surname Wagaman include:

1. Christoph Wagaman (1789-1867), a German-American farmer and landowner in Pennsylvania.
2. William Wagaman (1818-1901), an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio State Senate.
3. Eliza Wagaman (1855-1932), an American author and educator from Ohio.
4. Karl Wagaman (1876-1942), a German-American businessman and philanthropist in Philadelphia.
5. Clarence Wagaman (1888-1968), an American baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 20th century.

While the Wagaman name may have its roots in medieval Germany, it has since spread across various parts of the world, carried by individuals who have contributed to various fields throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wagaman

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

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

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