Explore the Family Name Aderman

The meaning of Aderman

Americanized form of German Adermann: from a variant of the personal name Ader 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Aderman in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Aderman' has seen a significant decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 41,522nd most common, but by 2010, it had dropped to 49,824th, indicating a nearly 20% decline in rank. This is reflected in the count of occurrences of the surname, which also decreased by almost 15%, from 494 in 2000 to 421 in 2010. The proportion of Adermans per 100,000 people similarly diminished by about 22%.

20002010Change
Rank#41,522#49,824-19.99%
Count494421-14.78%
Proportion per 100k0.180.14-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aderman

The ethnicity distribution for the surname 'Aderman' demonstrates an interesting shift over the same decade, according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaska Native. The majority of Adermans identified as White, although this percentage did drop slightly, from 96.96% in 2000 to 93.11% in 2010. Notably, there was a substantial increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from just 1.01% in 2000 to 4.99% in 2010, marking almost a 395% increase. Despite these shifts, the Aderman surname remained largely associated with individuals identifying as White.

20002010Change
White96.96%93.11%-3.97%
Hispanic1.01%4.99%394.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%