Explore the Family Name Offerman

The meaning of Offerman

1. Dutch: occupational name for a sexton or verger (Middle Dutch offerman, a derivative of offeren ‘to donate, to sacrifice’), with particular reference to his task of taking the collection. 2. Americanized form of German Offermann. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Offermann.

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

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

The surname Offerman has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The ranking of this surname dropped from 26,078 in the year 2000 to 29,473 in 2010, marking a decline of 13.02%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased by 9.29%, from 883 to 801, during the same period. The proportion per 100k people stood at 0.33 in 2000 and fell to 0.27 in 2010, indicating an 18.18% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,078	#29,473	-13.02%
Count	883	801	-9.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.27	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Offerman

With respect to the ethnicity associated with the Offerman name, predominantly it is linked to those of White ethnic identity. This trend remains fairly stable across the years, with 94.79% in 2000 and 94.51% in 2010. However, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's been a notable increase of 30.52% in the Hispanic representation within this surname group, rising from 2.49% in 2000 to 3.25% in 2010. Instances of people of two or more races with the Offerman surname increased by 10.06% over the decade, while there was no recorded change for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups. Data for Black ethnicity was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.79%	94.51%	-0.3%
Hispanic	2.49%	3.25%	30.52%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.75%	10.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.68%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%