Explore the Family Name Franzmann

The meaning of Franzmann

1. German: from the personal name Franz + Middle High German man ‘man’. Franzmann came to mean ‘Frenchman’ only after 1678, outside the period of German surname formation; compare 2 below. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name for someone from France, from German Franzmann ‘Frenchman’ (see 1 above).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Franzmann" has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 130,443 in popularity, but by 2010 it had slightly improved to 127,494, marking a 2.26% change. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased from 120 to 134 in that decade, which is an increase of 11.67%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Franzmann surname per 100k population rose by 25% during this period, from 0.04 to 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#130,443	#127,494	2.26%
Count	120	134	11.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.05	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Franzmann

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Franzmann surname, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals carrying this name identify as White. In 2000, 98.33% identified as such, although this percentage decreased slightly to 94.78% by 2010. There were no records of Franzmanns identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. It's important to note that the data for some categories was suppressed (marked as 0.00 or 0) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.33%	94.78%	-3.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%