Explore the Family Name Ehrmann

The meaning of Ehrmann

1. German: nickname from Middle High German ēre ‘honor, esteem’ + man ‘man’. 2. German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Ehren or Ehr. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Ehre ‘honor’ + Mann ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Erwin, Gerhardt, Hans, Kurt, Oskar, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ehrmann saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,090 and fell slightly in rank to 33,596 by 2010, marking a 1.53% decrease. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 3.99% over this period, from 652 to 678 people. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Ehrmann per 100,000 decreased by 4.17%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,090	#33,596	-1.53%
Count	652	678	3.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ehrmann

The ethnicity associated with the surname Ehrmann also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.32% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased slightly to 94.99% by 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic increased by 13.61%, from 1.69% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. Those who identified as having two or more ethnicities dropped by 28.46%. A small percentage began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at zero both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.32%	94.99%	-1.38%
Hispanic	1.69%	1.92%	13.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.33%	0%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0.88%	-28.46%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%