Explore the Family Name Baumer

The meaning of Baumer

German: 1. (also Bäumer): from an agent derivative of Baum 1. 2. (Westphalia; Bäumer): occupational name for a border or customs official, from Middle Low German bōm ‘barrier’ + -er suffix of agent nouns. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Christoph, Gerhard, Kurt, Manfred, Otto.

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How common is the last name Baumer in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Baumer has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, it held the rank of 13,175 which dropped to 13,759 by 2010, indicating a decline of approximately 4.43%. However, the number of people bearing this surname did increase from 2,126 in 2000 to 2,199 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 3.43%. Despite this increase in count, there was a marginal decrease of 5.06% in the proportion of Baumers per 100k from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,175	#13,759	-4.43%
Count	2,126	2,199	3.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.75	-5.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baumer

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Baumer. The majority of individuals with this name identify as White, although there was a small decrease of 1.60% in this category from 2000 to 2010. Hispanic representation among Baumers saw a notable increase of 110.00%, albeit from a relatively low base. The share of those identifying as Black fell by 15.79%. There were also slight increases in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, while the percentage of those reporting two or more races grew by 21.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.79%	96.23%	-1.6%
Hispanic	0.8%	1.68%	110%
Two or More Races	0.71%	0.86%	21.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%
Black	0.38%	0.32%	-15.79%