Explore the Family Name Appleman

The meaning of Appleman

1. Americanized form of Dutch Appelman or its German cognate Appelmann. 2. Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Apfelmann, an artificial name or a metonymic occupational name from German Apfel ‘apple’ + Mann ‘man’, or of its cognate Appelmann (see Appelman).

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

The surname Appleman saw a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was the 19,079th most common surname, but by 2010, it dropped to the 19,933rd position, reflecting a 4.48% decrease. The total count of people with this surname increased marginally over the same period, from 1,319 to 1,346, marking a growth of 2.05%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by 6.12%, from 0.49 to 0.46.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,079	#19,933	-4.48%
Count	1,319	1,346	2.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.46	-6.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Appleman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Appleman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease of 0.47% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic showed a small increase of 9.30% over the same period. There was a significant increase in the number identifying with two or more races, growing by 51.81%. However, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native faced a decline of 26.23%. No Applemans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	96.14%	-0.47%
Hispanic	1.29%	1.41%	9.3%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.26%	51.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.61%	0.45%	-26.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%