Explore the Family Name Angerman

The meaning of Angerman

1. Americanized form of German Angermann: topographic name for a dweller by a meadow, from Middle High German anger + man ‘man’. 2. Swedish (also Ångerman): habitational name for someone from the province of Ångermanland, perhaps from the Latinized form Angermannus. This surname is rare in Sweden.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Angerman has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 46,426 and fell to 49,268 in 2010, marking a decline of 6.12%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also minimally decreased from 432 in 2000 to 427 in 2010, a drop of just over 1%. Consequently, the proportion of Angermans per 100k people fell by 12.5% during the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,426	#49,268	-6.12%
Count	432	427	-1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Angerman

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of people with the surname Angerman identify as White, accounting for 94.68% in 2000 which slightly decreased to 93.44% in 2010. A small but growing percentage identify as Two or more races, rising from 1.85% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010, an increase of 26.49%. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic saw significant growth, increasing from 1.85% in 2000 to 3.28% in 2010, a notable jump of 77.30%. No Angermans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010. In 2000, 1.62% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native; however, this figure was absent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	93.44%	-1.31%
Hispanic	1.85%	3.28%	77.3%
Two or More Races	1.85%	2.34%	26.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.62%	0%	0%