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

Weinmann, 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 Weinmann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weinmann in America

Weinmann is the 16450th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weinmann surname appeared 1,748 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 Weinmann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weinmann 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 Weinmann

The surname Weinmann has its origins in Germany, emerging during the late medieval period. It is derived from the German words "Wein" meaning "wine" and "Mann" meaning "man," suggesting an ancestral connection to wine cultivation or trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Weinmann can be found in a 14th-century document from the town of Worms, where a certain Johann Weinmann is mentioned as a vintner. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to an occupation or association with the wine industry.

In the 16th century, the Weinmann family produced several notable figures, including the theologian and philosopher Michael Weinmann (1492-1556), who was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and a close associate of Martin Luther.

The name Weinmann also appears in various historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries, often associated with landowners or prominent citizens in wine-producing regions of Germany, such as the Rhineland and Franconia.

One notable bearer of the name was Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741), a renowned botanist and apothecary from Regensburg. His work, "Phytanthoza Iconographia," published between 1737 and 1745, was a highly influential and beautifully illustrated work on plant taxonomy.

Another prominent figure was Johann Jakob Weinmann (1673-1741), a German painter and engraver who specialized in still-life and floral compositions. His works can be found in several prestigious collections across Europe.

In the 19th century, the Weinmann family continued to be associated with the wine industry, with several members owning vineyards or working as winemakers in various parts of Germany.

Throughout its history, the surname Weinmann has also been spelled in various ways, including Weinman, Weinnmann, and Wainmann, reflecting regional dialects and variations in pronunciation and spelling over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weinmann

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

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

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