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Baum Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a tree that
was particularly noticeable in some way, from Middle High German, Old
High German boum ‘tree’, or else a nickname for a particularly
tall person.Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German
Baum ‘tree’, or a short form of any of the many ornamental
surnames containing this word as the final element, for example
Feigenbaum ‘fig tree’ (see Feige) and Mandelbaum
‘almond tree’ (see Mandel).English: probably a
variant spelling of Balm, a metonymic occupational name for a
seller of spices and perfumes, Middle English, Old French
basme, balme, ba(u)me ‘balm’, ‘ointment’ (see
Balmer).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Baum Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Baum families
 253 - 504  85 - 252 |
 1 - 84  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Baum families
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86 - 169 29 - 85 |
1 - 28 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Baum families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Baum Family Origin
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Baum Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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