# Kaufmann (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,818 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,133 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 45,284 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (6,664 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kaufmann 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kaufmann in Austria, the United States, Switzerland, Cisleithania and Brazil.

## People named Kaufmann

- Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden, alpine skier
- Felix Kaufmann, Austrian philosopher of law (1895–1949)
- David Kaufmann, Austrian academic (1852-1899)
- Hermann Kaufmann, Austrian architect
- Lucas Kaufmann, Brazilian association football player
- Gordon Kaufmann, American architect (1888–1949)
- Evan Kaufmann, American-born German ice hockey player
- Arthur Kaufmann, Austrian chess player (1872–1938)

## Similar surnames

Kaufman, Kauffman, Koopman, Koopmann.

## 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.