Explore the Family Name Demmer

The meaning of Demmer

German: 1. nickname for a glutton, from an agent derivative of Middle High German demmen ‘to indulge oneself’. 2. from the ancient Germanic personal name Theudemar (see Demme).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Demmer has seen a notable increase between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Demmer was ranked 25,242 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had moved up to rank 23,414, marking a 7.24% change. Furthermore, the count of people with this surname grew from 921 in 2000 to 1,086 in 2010, which is a significant increase of 17.92%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the surname's prevalence also increased by 8.82%, from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,242	#23,414	7.24%
Count	921	1,086	17.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.37	8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Demmer

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Demmer, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 95.44% in 2000 to 92.91% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise, from 0.76% in 2000 to 2.49% in 2010. Those identifying as Black make up a small percentage of the Demmers and this figure fell slightly from 3.04% in 2000 to 2.76% in 2010. There was no data available for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Meanwhile, individuals identifying with two or more races appeared in the 2010 census, constituting 1.10% of the Demmers.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.44%	92.91%	-2.65%
Black	3.04%	2.76%	-9.21%
Hispanic	0.76%	2.49%	227.63%
Two or More Races	0%	1.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%