Explore the Family Name Beamesderfer

The meaning of Beamesderfer

Americanized form of German Bimmersdorffer or Bimmersdörffer: habitational name for someone from Bimmersdorf, a village in Upper Austria. The surname Bimmersdorffer or Bimmersdörffer is no longer found in Europe. History: The progenitor of the Beamesderfers was Johannes Bimmersdorffer or Bimmersdörffer from Germany, who arrived in Philadelphia, PA, in 1750 on board the ship St. Andrew. Bimmersdorffer is the spelling of the surname on his oath of allegiance, but his surname and the surnames of his descendants were later also recorded as e.g. Bimmesdoerfer, Biemensdorfer, Biemesderf(f)er, Bemesderfer, and Beamesderfer. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Beamesderfer has seen an increase in the United States. In 2000, the surname was ranked 61,713th and by 2010, it had moved up to the 59,470th position, marking a change of 3.63%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 304 in 2000 to 340 in 2010, showing an 11.84% rise. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population also rose by 9.09% from 0.11 to 0.12.

20002010Change
Rank#61,713#59,4703.63%
Count30434011.84%
Proportion per 100k0.110.129.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beamesderfer

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Beamesderfer surname, we see some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest group identifying as 'White' decreased slightly from 93.09% to 90.88%, a change of -2.37%. While those identifying as 'Asian/Pacific Islander' also saw a small decrease from 3.29% to 3.24%. There was a noticeable increase in the 'Two or more races' category, which rose from 2.63% to 2.94%, marking an 11.79% change. The 'Hispanic' percentage also saw an increase from 0% to 2.06%. No changes were observed in the 'Black' and 'American Indian and Alaskan Native' categories.

20002010Change
White93.09%90.88%-2.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander3.29%3.24%-1.52%
Two or More Races2.63%2.94%11.79%
Hispanic0%2.06%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%