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Baumgartner Ranking

In the United States, the name Baumgartner is the 3,787th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Baumgartner is ranked the 5,565th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2


United States Baumgartner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baumgartner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Mich Baumgartner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • John Baumgartner, aged 20, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • Michiel Baumgartner, aged 21, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
  • George Baumgartner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 3
  • Valtin Baumgartner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Baumgartner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elisa Baumgartner, who arrived in Texas in 1846 3
  • Anna Baumgartner, who landed in Texas in 1846 3
  • Fransisca Baumgartner, aged 37, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 3
  • Gottlieb Baumgartner, who landed in America in 1882 3
  • Philipp Baumgartner, aged 24, who landed in America in 1883 3
Baumgartner Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Joseph Baumgartner, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1922 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Baumgartner (post 1700) +

  • Nick Baumgartner (b. 1981), American snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan who won his first Olympic gold at the age of 40 in the 2022 Winter Olympics
  • Mary Baumgartner (1930-2018), American professional baseball player who played as a catcher from 1949 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
  • Bruce Baumgartner (b. 1962), American wrestler
  • John W. Baumgartner (1903-1982), California politician
  • Klaus Baumgartner (1937-2015), Swiss politician, Mayor of Bern (1993-2014)
  • Monika Baumgartner (b. 1951), German television actress
  • Zsolt Baumgartner (b. 1981), Hungarian race driver
  • Rudolf Baumgartner (1917-2002), Swiss conductor and violinist
  • Paul Baumgartner (1903-1976), Swiss pianist
  • Ken Baumgartner (b. 1966), Canadian NHL ice hockey player
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bismarck
  • Leopold Baumgartner (1920-1941), German Matrosenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4
  • Franz Baumgartner (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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