The Baumann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,644 people carried this name — #2,461 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 14,131 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Baumann surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From Middle High German bumann (“farmer”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Baumann» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
14,290 people named Baumann live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,665 people named Baumann.
178 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 69 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 812 people named Baumann live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
462 people named Baumann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 627 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Baumann live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
554 people named Baumann are counted in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Baumann in American newspapers,
1912–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 47,109 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Baumann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sebastian Baumann 1729–1805 · watchmaker -
Johann Heinrich Baumann 1753–1832 · painter -
Alexander Baumann 1814–1857 · writer -
Elisabeth Baumann 1818–1881 · writer -
Friedrich Baumann 1832–1906 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 126 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baumann.
- Bauer 65,004 · U.S. census
- Bauerle 1,177 · U.S. census
- Baule 116 · U.S. census
- Bault 370 · U.S. census
- Baum 16,334 · U.S. census
- Bauman 17,641 · U.S. census
- Baumeister 1,654 · U.S. census
- Baumel 295 · U.S. census
- Baumer 2,199 · U.S. census
- Baumert 1,019 · U.S. census
- Baumes 167 · U.S. census
- Baumgart 2,469 · U.S. census
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