Explore the Family Name Hausmann
The meaning of Hausmann
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German hūs ‘house’ + man ‘man’, German Haus + Mann. In the Middle Ages the majority of the population lived in cottages or huts rather than houses, and in most cases this name probably indicates the steward of a great house or someone who had some other connection with the largest and most important building in a settlement. In some cases it may indicate a householder, steward at a castle, or the watchman on a tower. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Haushalter. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Gunther, Arno, Benno, Berthold, Dietmar, Hans, Helmut, Jutta, Kurt, Lieselotte, Monika.
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How common is the last name Hausmann in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hausmann had a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,739 in popularity and fell to 14,458 by 2010, marking a decrease of 5.23%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Hausmann surname increased slightly from 2,023 in 2000 to 2,066 in 2010, a growth rate of 2.13%. Despite this rise in count, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 6.67% over the same period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #13,739 | #14,458 | -5.23% |
| Count | 2,023 | 2,066 | 2.13% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.75 | 0.7 | -6.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hausmann
On the topic of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Hausmann surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.32% from 2000 to 2010. Over the same decade, there was an increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, rising by 53.37%. The Hausmann surname also emerged within the Asian/Pacific Islander community in 2010, where it hadn't been recorded in 2000. There was a smaller increase in those identifying as Two or more races, at 7.07%. It should be noted that data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were suppressed in certain years for privacy reasons.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.95% | 94.68% | -1.32% |
| Hispanic | 2.08% | 3.19% | 53.37% |
| Two or More Races | 0.99% | 1.06% | 7.07% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.53% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.54% | 0% | 0% |