Explore the Family Name Ehmer

The meaning of Ehmer

North German and East Frisian: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements agi ‘point, edge (of a sword)’ + māri ‘famous’. This surname is very rare in East Frisia. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Kurt, Lorenz, Manfred.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ehmer has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Ehmer surname ranked 60,557 in terms of popularity, but slipped to 63,373 by 2010, marking a decline of 4.65%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual number of individuals bearing the surname Ehmer increased slightly during this period, from 311 in 2000 to 315 in 2010, an increase of 1.29%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped from 0.12 to 0.11, a decrease of 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,557	#63,373	-4.65%
Count	311	315	1.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ehmer

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Ehmer identify as White, accounting for 96.78% in 2000 and 95.24% in 2010. This indicates a small decrease of 1.59% over the decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races increased by 15.03%, rising from 1.93% in 2000 to 2.22% in 2010. Interestingly, there was also a new appearance of Hispanic identification within the Ehmer surname holders in 2010, registering at 1.59%. There were no reported changes among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.78%	95.24%	-1.59%
Two or More Races	1.93%	2.22%	15.03%
Hispanic	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%