Explore the Family Name Cremer
The meaning of Cremer
1. Dutch, Flemish, North German: variant of Kremer ‘shopkeeper or trader’ and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. 2. English: variant of Creamer.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Cremer in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cremer has experienced a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 17,548th most popular surname in the US, but by 2010 it had slipped to 21,184th place, representing a drop of 20.72%. In terms of actual count, there were 1,479 instances of this surname in 2000 and this number decreased by 16.23% to 1239 instances in 2010. Similarly, the proportion of people with the Cremer surname per 100,000 decreased from 0.55 to 0.42 during this time period, a decline of 23.64%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #17,548 | #21,184 | -20.72% |
| Count | 1,479 | 1,239 | -16.23% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.55 | 0.42 | -23.64% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cremer
The ethnic identity associated with the Cremer surname also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a whopping 91.08% of Cremers identified as White, dropping slightly to 90.64% in 2010. The percentage of Cremers identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 48.68%, moving from 3.04% in 2000 to 4.52% in 2010. Black Cremers also saw a notable increase, growing from 0.68% in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010, an 89.71% change. However, the percentage of Cremers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero, whereas in 2000 they made up 1.28% and 0.34% of the Cremer population respectively. Those identifying as two or more races also decreased by 34.64%, from 3.58% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.08% | 90.64% | -0.48% |
| Hispanic | 3.04% | 4.52% | 48.68% |
| Two or More Races | 3.58% | 2.34% | -34.64% |
| Black | 0.68% | 1.29% | 89.71% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.28% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.34% | 0% | 0% |