Explore the Family Name Bremer
The meaning of Bremer
1. German and Dutch: habitational name for someone from the city of Bremen in northwestern Germany, or from any of several other places so named in North-Rhine-Westphalia, Thuringia, and Baden-Württemberg. This surname is also found in England, Denmark, and Sweden. 2. German: variant of Brehmer. 3. Scottish: variant of Bremner.
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How common is the last name Bremer in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bremer has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bremer was the 4,906th most common surname, but by 2010 it dropped slightly to rank 5,195. Despite this dip in the rank, the count of individuals with the Bremer surname actually increased by 2.31%, from 6,581 people in 2000 to 6,733 in 2010. However, the proportion of Bremers per 100k people decreased by 6.56% in this timeframe.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #4,906 | #5,195 | -5.89% |
Count | 6,581 | 6,733 | 2.31% |
Proportion per 100k | 2.44 | 2.28 | -6.56% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bremer
The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Bremer surname. The majority of Bremers identified as White, although the percentage dipped slightly from 95.41% in 2000 to 94.10% in 2010. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as Hispanic experienced the largest increase, rising 43.26% during the decade. Those identifying as two or more races also saw significant growth, increasing by 40.86%. Smaller increases were seen in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, which rose by 17.91% and 18.46% respectively. However, the percentage of Bremers identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 14.29% over the same period.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 95.41% | 94.1% | -1.37% |
Hispanic | 1.78% | 2.55% | 43.26% |
Two or More Races | 0.93% | 1.31% | 40.86% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.67% | 0.79% | 17.91% |
Black | 0.65% | 0.77% | 18.46% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.56% | 0.48% | -14.29% |
Bremer ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Bremer is French & German, which comprises 37.0% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are British & Irish (35.0%) and Eastern European (7.8%). Additional ancestries include Scandinavian, Spanish & Portuguese, Italian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Indigenous American.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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French & German | 37.0% |
British & Irish | 35.0% |
Eastern European | 7.8% |
Other | 20.2% |
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Possible origins of the surname Bremer
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Bremer have recent ancestry locations in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 74.30% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 74.30% |
West Midlands, United Kingdom | 73.70% |
Glasgow City, United Kingdom | 73.70% |
Merseyside, United Kingdom | 73.70% |
What Bremer haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Bremer is I-M253, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup I-M253 is descended from haplogroup I-M170. Other common haplogroups include I-Z138 and R-P312, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Meyer, Fischer, Koch, Schmidt, Werner, Day, Nagel, Wagner, Brandt, Schaefer.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Bremer surname are: H1, H3, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
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Your paternal lineage may be linked to the people of Doggerland
One of the places that was repopulated as the Ice Age waned no longer exists. During the Ice Age and for some time afterward, lower sea levels exposed much of the area that is now covered by the North Sea. Known as "Doggerland," the region must have been occupied by men bearing haplogroup I, because today it is abundant in all of the countries surrounding the North Sea.As the meltwaters of the retreating Ice Age glaciers caused sea levels to rise, the low-lying forests and wetlands of Doggerland gradually became inundated. The inhabitants of Doggerland retreated to the higher ground that is now the North Sea coast. I-M253 is especially common today in Scandinavia — it reaches levels of 33% in Denmark and Sweden — and is somewhat common in England, Germany and the Netherlands, where it is found in about 15% of men.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to the nomadic Tuareg of the Sahara
Though haplogroup H1 rarely reaches high frequencies beyond western Europe, over 60% of eastern Tuareg in Libya belong to haplogroup H1. The Tuareg call themselves the Imazghan, meaning “free people.” They are an isolated, semi-nomadic people who inhabit the West-Central Sahara and are known today for a distinctive dark blue turban worn by the men, and for their long history as gatekeepers of the desert.How did women carrying H1 make it all the way from western Europe to this isolated community? They likely migrated from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar into Morocco after the Last Ice Age, where they were assimilated into the Berbers of the Mediterranean coast. Then, about 5,000 years ago, the Sahara shifted from a period of relative habitable conditions to its dramatically arid desert environment. This shift may have caused migrations throughout the Sahara, prompting the ancient Tuaregs to meet and mingle with the Berbers, bringing H1 lineages into their population.
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What do people with the surname Bremer have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Bremer?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Bremer are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition