Explore the Family Name Opferman

The meaning of Opferman

Americanized form of German Opfermann: occupational name for a churchwarden, one who took the collection in church, Middle High German opferman, a derivative of opfer(gilt) ‘donation’. Compare North German Oppermann.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Opferman has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, this surname ranked 93,006 in popularity and rose to 77,522 by 2010, a significant change of 16.65 percent. The count of individuals with this last name also increased during this decade, going from 183 to 247, marking a growth of around 34.97 percent. This surge is reflected in the proportion per 100k people, climbing from 0.07 to 0.08, a rise of 14.29 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,006	#77,522	16.65%
Count	183	247	34.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.08	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Opferman

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Opferman also changed slightly between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of people with this surname identified as White in both years (92.90 percent in 2000 and 95.55 percent in 2010), there was a slight increase of 2.85 percent over the decade. The data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native was either zero or suppressed for privacy reasons. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity in 2010, accounting for 2.43 percent of the people with this surname. The percentage of people with the Opferman surname identifying with two or more races dropped from 3.28 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.9%	95.55%	2.85%
Hispanic	0%	2.43%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.28%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%