Explore the Family Name Wachsman

The meaning of Wachsman

1. Americanized form of German Wachsmann. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): cognate of 1 above, a variant of Wachs, with the addition of the Yiddish suffix man ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Benzion, Ephrain, Mendel, Mendy. German Brendt, Frieda, Rudi.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Wachsman has seen a minor decrease in popularity within a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 44,821 amongst all US surnames and dropped to rank 45,105 in 2010, indicating a slight decline of 0.63%. However, interestingly, the count of individuals bearing the surname Wachsman increased by 5.32%, growing from 451 in 2000 to 475 in 2010. This suggests that while the surname may have slipped in rankings, more people are identifying as Wachsmans. The proportion per 100k also saw a small dip of 5.88%, moving from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,821	#45,105	-0.63%
Count	451	475	5.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wachsman

The ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Wachsman, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows a predominantly White demographic. In 2000, 92.46% identified as White, which increased to 97.68% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation decreased from 1.55% to 1.26%. There was a significant drop in individuals identifying as two or more races, going from 3.55% in 2000 to none in 2010. Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories either remained at zero or fell to zero during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.46%	97.68%	5.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.55%	1.26%	-18.71%
Two or More Races	3.55%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.11%	0%	0%