Explore the Family Name Oxman

The meaning of Oxman

1. English (Cornwall): occupational name for someone in charge of oxen, from Middle English oxman ‘oxherd; man who tended or bred oxen’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): or German Ochs + Mann, or Yiddish oks + man, with the same etymology as 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Myer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Oxman saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname went from 40,265 in 2000 to 43,511 in 2010, indicating a decline of around 8.06 percent. In terms of count, the number of people with the Oxman surname dropped by about 3.13 percent, going from 512 in 2000 to 496 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100k also decreased by 10.53 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,265	#43,511	-8.06%
Count	512	496	-3.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oxman

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting changes. In 2000, 94.14 percent of those with the Oxman surname identified as White, and this figure slightly increased to 94.96 percent in 2010. A notable increase was observed in individuals identifying as Hispanic, which rose by 35.04 percent, albeit from a small base of 2.54 percent in 2000 to 3.43 percent in 2010. However, representation from Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero in both census years. The category of two or more races showed presence in 2000 but was not represented in the 2010 census for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.14%	94.96%	0.87%
Hispanic	2.54%	3.43%	35.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.56%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.98%	0%	0%