Rademacher
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Berufsname 'Hersteller von Wagenrädern'; zeigt die Morphologie -macher vs
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈɹædɪməkɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Rademacher is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.
- DEGermany≈1 in 8.2K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 83K
- SGSingapore≈1 in 51K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Germany (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 275 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 8.2K (inferred from the name graph)
≈9,800 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Germany, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Berufsname 'Hersteller von Wagenrädern'; zeigt die Morphologie -macher vs. -er/-ker. 19 Types/7125 Tokens; Rademacher(s) 4355+14, Radermacher 1498, Radmacher(s) 395+5, Radema(c)ker 238+32, Ramacher(s) 199+40, Ramaker(s) 81+100, Ram(a/e)ckers 42+34, Rahmacher 26, Rademakers 24, Ra(de)mächers 13+6, Ramaekers 16, Rameker 7.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
Where in the world(measured from records)
Rademacher counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | #696 | ≈9,800 est. | ≈1 in 8.2K | — | Rademacher | 143 |
| US United States | — | 4,011 | 1 in 83K | 4K | Rademacher | 275 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈340 est. | ≈1 in 192K | 33 | Rademacher | 33 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈330 est. | ≈1 in 113K | — | Rademacher | 24 |
| SA Saudi Arabia | — | ≈280 est. | ≈1 in 121K | — | Rademacher | 1 |
| NL Netherlands | — | 216 | 1 in 80K | 216 | Rademacher | 16 |
| SG Singapore | — | ≈120 est. | ≈1 in 51K | — | Rademacher | 4 |
| DK Denmark | — | 63 | 1 in 93K | 63 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Rademacher is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Berufsname zu mnd. rade 'Rad'; morphologisches -macher/-er-Variationsmuster mit Formen Radermacher, Radmacher, Ramaker, Ramacher. Bearer count: 574 Olpe mit 4,23‰.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Berufsname zu mhd./mnd. wagen-/karrenmachende Formen; zeigt -macher/-maker/-mecher/-er-Variation (Wagner). Bearer count: 2 for Reddeker=Redeker 1689.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Berufsname zu mhd. machen, mnd. maken; 63 Typen/20.604 Tokens. Demonstriert ch/(c)k-Varianz.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
In German, Berufsname zu ‚Rademacher‘ = Wagen-/Rädermacher; morphologische Vollform. 7125 Belege.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Varianz -macher/-er in BerufsN; occupational cluster Rademacher/Redeker/Räder.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Hans Rademacherb. 1892DEGerman mathematician (1892–1969)
- Willy Max Rademacherb. 1897DEGerman politician (1897-1971)
- Erich Rademacherb. 1901DEGerman swimmer and water polo player (1901–1979)
- Franz Rademacherb. 1906DEGerman diplomat and Nazi government official
- Joachim Rademacherb. 1906DEGerman water polo player (1906–1970)
- Rudolf Rademacherb. 1913DEGerman flying ace (1913–1953)
- Pete Rademacherb. 1928USAmerican boxer (1928-2020)
- Cay Rademacherb. 1965DEGerman journalist and author
- Debbie Rademacherb. 1966USAmerican soccer player
- Ingo Rademacherb. 1971DEAustralian actor
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 27 sources across 15 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 4K | #8,263 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 4K | #8,002 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 3.9K | #7,817 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 216 | #9,649 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 63 | #8,643 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 33 | #65,961 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 6
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- Hoffman, Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings (2nd ed., 2012)
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Rademacher?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɹædɪməkɝ/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Rademacher mean?
- Recorded meaning: Berufsname 'Hersteller von Wagenrädern'; zeigt die Morphologie -macher vs.
- In which country does Rademacher have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 9.8 thousand people named Rademacher in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled rademacher.
- How common is the name Rademacher?
- In the United States, the national register counted 4,011 people named Rademacher in 2010, about 1 in 83 thousand residents.
- How common is Rademacher compared with other names?
- In Germany, Rademacher is the 696th most common surname of 765,306 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rademacher” — the 696th most common surname in Germany. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.