The Baumeister surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,654 people carried this name — #17,135 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,621 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Baumeister.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
70 people named Baumeister live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 21 people named Baumeister 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Baumeister in American newspapers,
1899–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,588 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Baumeister,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Friedrich Christian Baumeister 1709–1785 · writer -
Johann Wilhelm Baumeister 1804–1846 · veterinarian -
Marie Baumeister 1819–1887 · actor -
Leonhart Baumeister 1505– · goldsmith
-
Samuel Baumeister 1720–1800 · porcelain painter
-
Karl August Baumeister 1741–1818 · preacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baumeister.
- 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
- Baumann 14,644 · 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
- Baumgarten 2,445 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Baumeister is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.