How common is the surname Germann?

2,612 people in the United States had the surname Germann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,203 Americans. It ranked 11,965th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Germann?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Germann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Germann?

Greg Germann, American actor, followed by Asa Germann.

Where is the surname Germann most common?

Wikidata records people named Germann in the United States.

Is the surname Germann getting more or less common?

More common. 2,359 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,612 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Germann

A surname, carried by 2,612 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Germann is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

From the German surname, from Ger (“spear”) + Mann. Compare German, Garman, Germain.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,612 people named Germann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,203 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,359.

#11,965

rank among US surnames

2,612

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #12,127)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,957	Schillinger	2,614	118,112
#11,960	Abernethy	2,613	118,157
#11,965	Germann	2,612	118,203
#11,968	Holtzclaw	2,611	118,248
#11,970	Tadeo	2,610	118,293
#11,971	Goodrum	2,609	118,339

Who is named Germann

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Germann identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Germanns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Greg Germann
American actor, born 1958
Asa Germann
American actor, born 1997

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Germann

Germann has the Soundex code G655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G655.

Questions

Where does the surname Germann come from?: From the German surname, from Ger (“spear”) + Mann. Compare German, Garman, Germain.
How common is the surname Germann?: 2,612 people in the United States had the surname Germann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,203 Americans. It ranked 11,965th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Germann?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Germann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Germann?: Greg Germann, American actor, followed by Asa Germann.
Where is the surname Germann most common?: Wikidata records people named Germann in the United States.
Is the surname Germann getting more or less common?: More common. 2,359 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,612 in 2010, up 11%.