Explore the Family Name Eimer

The meaning of Eimer

German: 1. from the ancient Germanic personal name Agimar, composed of the elements agi(n) ‘edge, point’ (of sword) + māri ‘famous’. 2. habitational name for someone from a place called Eime in Lower Saxony. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Willi, Erhard, Guenther, Manfred.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Eimer held a rank of 38,890 in popularity in the year 2000 and slightly declined to 39,117 by 2010, marking a marginal drop of 0.58. During the same period, the count of people with the Eimer surname increased from 534 to 563, an increase of 5.43%. However, when represented as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of this surname saw a decrease of 5%, moving from 0.2 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,890	#39,117	-0.58%
Count	534	563	5.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eimer

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Eimer, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that in 2000, 97% of individuals carrying this surname identified as White. This percentage decreased to 92.54 by 2010, showing a change of -4.60. The Hispanic ethnicity marked an impressive rise from 1.50 to 4.44 during this decade, which represents a 196% increase. Interestingly, the report started documenting the occurrence of the Eimer surname among people identifying with two or more races in 2010, making up 1.78% of the total. No instances were recorded for this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	92.54%	-4.6%
Hispanic	1.5%	4.44%	196%
Two or More Races	0%	1.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%