The surname Germany
A Latin surname, carried by 3,825 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mə.ni/ 3 syllables Soundex G655
Origin
Latin origin
From Middle English Germanie, from Old English Germanie & Germania, from Latin Germānia (“land of the Germans”), from Germānī, a people living around and east of the Rhine first attested in the 1st century B.C.E. works of Julius Caesar and of uncertain etymology. The exonym was said by Strabo to derive from germānus (“close kin; genuine”), making it cognate with germane and german, but this seems unsupported. Attempts to derive it from Germanic or Celtic roots since the 18th century are all problematic, although it is perhaps cognate with the Old Irish gair (“neighbour”). Doublet of Germania. In reference to a medieval kingdom, English Germany is usually an anachronism using the Roman name to describe the area or calquing various Latin terms like rex Teutonicorum ("king of the Teutons"), which were often derogatory exonyms rather than formal titles.
One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,825 people named Germany in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,718 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,529.
Who is named Germany
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
51% of people named Germany identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Black (not Hispanic) 51%
- White (not Hispanic) 43%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Germany come from?
- From Middle English Germanie, from Old English Germanie & Germania, from Latin Germānia (“land of the Germans”), from Germānī, a people living around and east of the Rhine first attested in the 1st century B.C.E. works of Julius Caesar and of uncertain etymology. The exonym was said by Strabo to…
- How common is the surname Germany?
- 3,825 people in the United States had the surname Germany in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,718 Americans. It ranked 8,606th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Germany?
- In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Germany identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Germany?
- Germany is /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mə.ni/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Germany getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,529 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,825 in 2010, up 8.4%.
- Is Germany also a first name?
- Yes. Germany is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.