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

Weidman, 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 Weidman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weidman in America

Weidman is the 7629th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weidman surname appeared 4,350 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 Weidman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weidman 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 Weidman

The surname Weidman originated in Germany and Switzerland in the Middle Ages. It was derived from the German word "weiden," meaning "to pasture" or "to herd cattle," indicating that the name's bearers were likely herdsmen or cattle farmers.

The earliest recorded instances of the Weidman name date back to the 13th century in various German regions, such as Bavaria and Saxony. The name appeared in various spellings, including Weidemann, Weidemann, Weidtmann, and Weidtman.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Weidman name was Johannes Weidman, a cattle farmer from the village of Altdorf, near Nuremberg, who was mentioned in a local land registry in 1287.

In the 14th century, the name Weidman appeared in the Berner Schriftquellen, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bern, Switzerland. These records mentioned a family named Weidman who owned a farm in the nearby village of Münsingen.

During the 16th century, the Weidman name gained prominence in the city of Augsburg, Germany, where a prominent merchant family named Weidman resided. Hans Weidman (1510-1578) was a successful trader who established trade routes between Augsburg and Venice.

Another notable figure with the Weidman surname was Johann Weidman (1677-1743), a German theologian and professor at the University of Jena. He authored several influential works on Lutheran theology and ethics.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Weidman family emigrated to the American colonies, where they settled in Pennsylvania. One of the earliest recorded Weidmans in America was Johannes Weidman (1720-1795), who arrived in Philadelphia in 1742 from the German Palatinate region.

During the American Revolutionary War, Christian Weidman (1745-1819) served as a soldier in the Continental Army and fought in several battles, including the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Monmouth.

Throughout the 19th century, the Weidman name spread across various parts of the United States, with notable figures such as Jacob Weidman (1811-1890), a prominent farmer and landowner in Ohio, and William Weidman (1832-1908), a civil engineer who contributed to the construction of several railroads in the American West.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weidman

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

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

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