Explore the Family Name Germann

The meaning of Germann

German: 1. from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with Old High German gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’ + man ‘man’. Compare German 3 and Garman 5. 2. possibly also a variant of the personal name German 2, from Latin Germanus (see Germain), a Christian saint’s name.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Germann saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 12,127th, but by 2010 it had improved its ranking to 11,965th - an increase of 1.34%. The number of people bearing this surname also increased during this period from 2,359 to 2,612, a growth of 10.72%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Germann surname per 100,000 people slightly increased from 0.87 to 0.89.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,127	#11,965	1.34%
Count	2,359	2,612	10.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.87	0.89	2.3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Germann

Based on the same Decennial U.S. Census data, there has been a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Germann surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 95.80% of those with the Germann surname identified as White, but this decreased to 93.84% by 2010. During the same period, there were increases among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.89% to 0.96%) and Hispanic (from 2.03% to 2.76%). Notably, there was significant growth in the percentage of people with this surname identifying as two or more races, which increased from 0.76% to 1.26%. Additionally, some individuals began identifying as Black and as American Indian and Alaskan Native by 2010, where no such identification was recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	93.84%	-2.05%
Hispanic	2.03%	2.76%	35.96%
Two or More Races	0.76%	1.26%	65.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0.96%	7.87%
Black	0%	0.69%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.5%	0%