Explore the Family Name Emme

The meaning of Emme

North German, North Frisian, and East Frisian: from the Frisian-Low German personal name Emme, of uncertain etymology. This surname is very rare in North and East Frisia. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Otto, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Emme has seen a slight dip in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Emme was ranked as the 46,944th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 50,362nd spot, marking a 7.28% decrease. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also slightly declined over the decade, from 426 people in 2000 to 415 in 2010, showing a reduction of 2.58%. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 12.5%, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,944	#50,362	-7.28%
Count	426	415	-2.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Emme

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Emme surname identify as White, although there was a small decrease in this group from 96.71% in 2000 to 94.22% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either years. The count for those identifying as Hispanic, however, showed a significant increase of 105.98%, rising from 1.17% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010. Additionally, the data for 2010 shows a new ethnic identity category of "Two or more races," accounting for 1.93% of the Emme population, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.71%	94.22%	-2.57%
Hispanic	1.17%	2.41%	105.98%
Two or More Races	0%	1.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%