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

Weismann, 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 Weismann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weismann in America

Weismann is the 53538th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weismann surname appeared 386 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 Weismann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weismann 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 Weismann

The surname WEISMANN originates from Germany, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "weiss," meaning "white," and the suffix "-mann," indicating a person. The name likely referred to someone with fair hair or a pale complexion.

The earliest recorded instance of the name WEISMANN appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg, dated to 1289. This early mention suggests the name's roots in the region around modern-day Berlin and Brandenburg.

Throughout the Middle Ages, variations of the spelling were common, including Weissmann, Weysmann, and Wissmann. These variations reflected regional dialects and scribal practices of the time.

In the 16th century, the WEISMANN name gained prominence with the birth of Johann Weismann (1529-1586), a German theologian and reformer who played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a close associate of Martin Luther and served as a pastor in several cities across Germany.

Another notable bearer of the name was August Weismann (1834-1914), a German biologist and evolutionary theorist. He is best known for his theory of the "continuity of the germ plasm," which laid the foundation for our modern understanding of heredity and the role of chromosomes in passing genetic information from one generation to the next.

Other historical figures with the WEISMANN surname include:

1. Friedrich Weismann (1768-1842), a German architect known for his classical style and design of several notable buildings in Berlin.
2. Christoph Weismann (1661-1723), a German composer and organist active in the late Baroque period.
3. Paul Weismann (1868-1945), an Austrian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Austrian Parliament.
4. Ernst Weismann (1882-1951), a German artist known for his landscape paintings and etchings of rural scenes.
5. Anna Weismann (1906-1986), a German-born American physicist who made significant contributions to the development of nuclear physics.

While the WEISMANN name originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, carried by generations of emigrants and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weismann

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

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

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