Weideman is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Weideman
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Lastname Weideman is a modification of the Wade. 1. Verstegan says, "WADE, of his dwelling at a meadow;" and others make it synonymous with Ford—a water that may be waded. Hundred Rolls De Wade, and De la Wade. 2. It is also a personal name. Wade was one of the heroes of Scandinavian mythology, and became the subject of a medieval romance, often referred to in Chaucer and other writers, but now lost. "It appears," says historian Wright, "to have related a long series of wild adventures which Wade encountered in his boat, named Guingelot." A Wade or Wada, probably a Saxon, is named in Domesday, as having held lands previously to the Survey.

Surname Weideman is the variant form of Weidman. One who hunted game, a huntsman.

Surname Weideman is the modification of Wade. Dweller at the shallow river crossing or ford; descendant of Wada meaning "to advance".

One who hunted game, a huntsman.

How popular is Weideman?

Weideman is common in South Africa, United States, Netherlands, Poland.

Weideman is ranked 81877 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Weidemans plummeted by 18.68 per cent to 875 since 2000 and slipped by 5198 spots and ranked at 27534. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96 96.19
Others 1.71 1.21
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.14 1.21
Hispanic or Latino 0.69 1.02
Weideman is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Africa which signifies its South Africa provenence. Around 5925 people have been found who wears Weideman as their family name. Weideman is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Weideman:
1,803 South Africa3,791
22,145 United States1,577
Countries with hundreds of Weideman:
10,876 Netherlands267
34,483 Poland133
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
71,777 Canada39
48,196 Australia37
72,927 England31
68,998 Zimbabwe13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
90,587 Sweden8

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Johan Weideman was 52 years old when he migrated to USA on November 25, 1852. He lived in Mecklenburg where he worked as farmer and took George Carming from Hamburg. 58 years old Sophia Weideman, George Weideman, aged 17, Joh.Jul. Weideman (25), Barbara Weideman (5), Bartel Weideman, 35 years old Catharina Weideman, Georg Weideman, aged 3, 40 years old George Weideman, and 6 other Weideman around 83.33% of whom were farmer migrated to US from Hamburg, Antwerp and Bremen.

Weideman Namesakes

  • George Weideman, South African poet and writer
  • Carl M. Weideman, naval officer
  • Murray Weideman, former Australian rules footballer

Weideman Namesakes

  • George Weideman, South African poet and writer
  • Carl M. Weideman, naval officer
  • Murray Weideman, former Australian rules footballer

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