# Baumgartner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/baumgartner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German; variant forms Baumgärtner, Baumgardner, Bumgardner, Bumgartner, Bumgarner.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,448 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,156 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,969 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (11,078 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌbɔmˈɡɑɹt.nəɹ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Baumgartner (literally “tree gardener”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Baumgartner in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Baumgartner in Austria and the United States.

## People named Baumgartner

- Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025)
- Christoph Baumgartner, Austrian association football player (born 1999)
- Brian Baumgartner, American actor
- Bruce Baumgartner, American wrestler
- Nick Baumgartner, American snowboarder
- Hubert Baumgartner, Austrian footballer and manager
- Dominik Baumgartner, Austrian association football player
- Gregor Baumgartner, Austrian ice hockey defenceman
- Beate Baumgartner, Austrian singer
- Michael Baumgartner, American politician (born 1975)
- Gerald Baumgartner, Austrian association football player

## Similar surnames

Baumgardner, Bumgardner, Bumgarner, Baumgart, Baumgarten, Bunker, Bancroft, Banker, Bangert, Bongiorno, Bangura, Bunger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.