Explore the Family Name Jurman

The meaning of Jurman

1. Slovenian and Croatian: from an old vernacular form, formed with the suffix -man ‘man’ of German origin, of the personal names Jurij (Slovenian) and Juraj (Croatian), equivalents of George. See also Yurman. 2. Jewish (from Eastern Europe): variant of Jurmann, itself a variant of Urman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jurman decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 80,502nd most popular surname, but by 2010, it fell to 92,358th, a drop of almost 15%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined during this time period, from 219 to 199, which signifies a reduction of about 9%. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing this surname dropped by 12.5%, from 0.08 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,502	#92,358	-14.73%
Count	219	199	-9.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jurman

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some changes noted for the surname Jurman between 2000 and 2010. People identified as White made up 97.26% of those with this surname in 2000, but this number slightly decreased to 92.46% by 2010—a change of around 5%. There was also an increase in those identifying as Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander. In 2000, no individuals with the Jurman surname identified as Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 3.02% and 2.51% respectively. There were no changes in the percentages for those identifying as Black, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.26%	92.46%	-4.94%
Hispanic	0%	3.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.51%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%