Kaufman meaning | Last name Kaufman origin

Following is the meaning of Kaufman surname. Family name Kaufman is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kaufman
No. of characters: 7
Origin: German
Meaning: A merchant, a trader

Kaufman is used as a family name or surname in German languages. Kaufman has 7 characters long in length.

Kaufman is common in United States country(ies).

Kaufman is ranked 7702 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kaufman bearers increased by 0.1667337 per cent in 2010 US census to 34844 since 2000, the surname slipped by 96 spots and ranked at 1007. The last name was found in around 118 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.57 95.77
Hispanic or Latino 2.04 1.29
Black 1.5 1.31
Others 1.13 0.93
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.57 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0.23

How popular is Kaufman?

Kaufman is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 70320 people have been found who wears Kaufman as their family name. Kaufman is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
340 Turks and Caicos Islands9
6,940 Japan8
5,565 Costa Rica8
918,840 India5
10,542 China4
2,011 South Korea4
14,400 Uzbekistan3
15,749 Finland3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
6,774 Slovenia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
23,165 Romania3
5,817 Albania2
473 Anguilla2
4,164 Vietnam2
12,161 Wales2
12,172 Ghana2
1,333 Guam2
4,231 Jamaica2
35,969 Denmark2
2,085 Nepal2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

Peter Kaufman was 54 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on September 25, 1848. He lived in Great Britain and took Emma Watts from Liverpool. U Kaufman, 10 years old William Kaufman, George Kaufman, Mary Kaufman, are other Kaufman that migrated to US.

Comments :Jeanelle Wittmer  Kaufman is a nickname the origin of this name is German etymology comes from kauf mann: man shopping means the merchant.

Celebrities having Kaufman surname

Jonas Kaufmann Opera Singer
Karel Kaufman Soccer player
Adam Kaufman Actor
Adelheid Kaufmann Author
Famie Kaufman Actress
David Kaufman Voice over artist
Aleksander Kaufmann Cinematographer
Valery Kaufman Model
Aloys Kaufmann Musical Artist
Amalia Kaufmann Emmy Noether's mother

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