South German: variant of Widmann . North German: topographic name for someone living near willow trees from Middle Low German wide ‘willow’ + man ‘man’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Wiedemann family from?
You can see how Wiedemann families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wiedemann family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Wiedemann families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 40 Wiedemann families living in Ohio. This was about 25% of all the recorded Wiedemann's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Wiedemann families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Wiedemann surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Wiedemann ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Wiedemann. 23% of Wiedemann men worked as a Farmer and 17% of Wiedemann women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wiedemann were Clerk and Secretary. .
Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Wiedemann life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Wiedemann in 1947 was 43, and 80 in 2004.