Explore the Family Name Vogelman

The meaning of Vogelman

1. Americanized form of German Vogelmann: occupational name for a birdcatcher, from Middle High German, Middle Low German vogel ‘bird’ + man ‘man’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Vogel 3, in the sense ‘husband of Foygl’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Vogelman" in America has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, Vogelman was ranked 69,636th and by 2010 it had fallen to 69,793rd, which is a marginal decrease of 0.23%. However, despite the drop in ranking, the count of people with this surname increased from 263 in 2000 to 281 in 2010, showing a growth of 6.84%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.1 during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,636	#69,793	-0.23%
Count	263	281	6.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vogelman

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a minor shift over ten years. In 2000, the majority of those holding the Vogelman surname identified as White (94.30%). By 2010, this percentage had decreased to 91.10%. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, dropping slightly from 4.18% in 2000 to 3.91% in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no Vogelmans who identified with two or more races in 2000, by 2010 this category accounted for 3.20% of Vogelmans. There were no individuals with the Vogelman surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.3%	91.1%	-3.39%
Hispanic	4.18%	3.91%	-6.46%
Two or More Races	0%	3.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%