Explore the Family Name Lenderman

The meaning of Lenderman

1. Americanized form of German Lendermann: probably an elaborated form of Lender, with the addition of Middle High German man ‘man’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Lender + Yiddish man (or German Mann) ‘man’. 3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Linderman.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lenderman has seen a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 23,391, but by 2010, it had fallen to 32,438, representing a change of -38.68%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 1,014 in 2000 to 709 in 2010, a reduction of -30.08%. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 population decreased by -36.84% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,391	#32,438	-38.68%
Count	1,014	709	-30.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.24	-36.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lenderman

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those bearing the Lenderman surname from 2000 to 2010. The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased dramatically from 0.49% to 1.55%, marking a growth rate of 216.33%. Meanwhile, the percentage of people identifying as two or more races fell by -38.41%. The majority of individuals with this surname continued to identify as White, though the proportion decreased slightly from 97.34% in 2000 to 96.05% in 2010. The proportion of persons identifying as Hispanic increased from 0.59% to 0.85%. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	96.05%	-1.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	1.55%	216.33%
Two or More Races	1.38%	0.85%	-38.41%
Hispanic	0.59%	0.85%	44.07%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%