Explore the Family Name Werman

The meaning of Werman

1. Altered form of German Wermann: status name for a guarantor, Middle High German werman. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Berman. 3. Possibly also an altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wehrmann. 4. English: rare variant of Warman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Werman' saw a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It was ranked 58,553rd in 2000 but fell to 69,392nd by 2010, a decline of approximately 18.51%. Concurrently, the count of individuals with the Werman surname also decreased from 324 in 2000 to 283 in 2010. This represents a fall of 12.65% over the decade. The proportion of people named Werman per 100,000 people also declined by 16.67%, going from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#69,392	-18.51%
Count	324	283	-12.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Werman

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Werman', there are some noticeable changes based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.68% of those with the Werman surname identified as White, and this percentage increased slightly to 97.53% by 2010. Conversely, there were individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, representing 1.85% of those with the Werman surname. However, no such identities were reported in 2010. There were no reported instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.68%	97.53%	1.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.85%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%