Explore the Family Name Obermann

The meaning of Obermann

German: 1. topographic name from German ober ‘upper, above’ (see Ober), with the addition of Middle High German man ‘man’. This may have referred to someone living in an upper part of a village. 2. status name for an overseer or arbitrator, of the same etymology as 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Obermann" has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 60,230th most popular in the United States, but by 2010 it had dropped to 62,189th position, a decrease of 3.25%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the Obermann surname increased from 313 in 2000 to 322 in 2010, showing a growth of 2.88%. However, the proportion of people named Obermann per 100,000 decreased by 8.33% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#62,189	-3.25%
Count	313	322	2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Obermann

The ethnicity breakdown for the Obermann surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the vast majority of individuals with this name identified as White. This group accounted for 97.44% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 96.58% by 2010, marking a change of -0.88%. The Hispanic representation witnessed an increase, going from 1.60% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010, an impressive growth of 35.63%. There was no recorded change in the other ethnic categories including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.44%	96.58%	-0.88%
Hispanic	1.6%	2.17%	35.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%