Obermaier
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Toponymic surname from a place/dwelling name with Ober- 'upper'; 1352+491 bearers
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/oːbɐmɛɪɐ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Obermaier is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Germany.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- ATAustria
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Toponymic surname from a place/dwelling name with Ober- 'upper'; 1352+491 bearers.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Obermaier is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Toponymic surname from an upper farm/estate; bearer count 256 (1352).
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
In German, Vokalvariante mit ai/ei; Belegform für die südostbayerische Verteilung. Bearer count: 1548.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus
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)
- Hugo Obermaierb. 1877DESpanish-German historian and anthropologist (1877–1946)
- Louise Obermaierb. 1878DEGerman singer (1878-1969)
- Franz Obermaierb. 1903DEGerman diplomat
- Robert Obermaierb. 1932DEGerman politician (1932-2016)
- Sebastian Obermaierb. 1934DEcatholic
- Otto G. Obermaierb. 1936USAmerican lawyer
- Walter Obermaierb. 1942ATAustrian librarian and historian (1942–2024)
- Uschi Obermaierb. 1946DEGerman model (born 1946)
- Stefan Obermaierb. 1981ATAustrian musician
- Frederik Obermaierb. 1984DEGerman journalist
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 17 sources across 9 countries.
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Obermaier mean, and where does it come from?
- Toponymic surname from a place/dwelling name with Ober- 'upper'; 1352+491 bearers. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.
- How do you pronounce Obermaier?
- A machine transcription gives /oːbɐmɛɪɐ/ (IPA) for German.
- In which country does Obermaier have the most bearers?
- Obermaier is most frequently recorded in Germany.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Obermaier”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.