Explore the Family Name Ermis

The meaning of Ermis

1. German and Czech: probably from a shortened form of the personal name Jeremias. 2. German: possibly from Ärmes, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with ermin, irmin ‘all-encompassing, universal, great’.

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

The surname Ermis has seen some fluctuations in its popularity according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked as the 41,657th most common name in the United States, and by 2010, it had slightly dropped to the 42,858th spot, indicating a decrease of 2.88%. However, the actual count of individuals bearing the Ermis surname went up from 492 in 2000 to 505 in 2010, an increase of 2.64%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people saw a slight decrease over the decade, reducing from 0.18 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,657	#42,858	-2.88%
Count	492	505	2.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ermis

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Ermis surname identify as White. This group comprised 96.14% of people with the surname in 2000, slightly dropping to 95.84% in 2010. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased moderately from 1.42% to 1.78%. In 2010, a new category emerged with 1.39% identifying as Hispanic. The categories for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black showed no change, remaining at zero, while the percentage of those reporting two or more races went from 1.02% in 2000 to none by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.14%	95.84%	-0.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.42%	1.78%	25.35%
Hispanic	0%	1.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%