Explore the Family Name Gramer

The meaning of Gramer

German: 1. (also Grämer): variant of Kramer. 2. variant of Grabner. 3. from a personal name from ancient Germanic hramn, hrafn, hraban ‘raven’. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Ingeborg, Kurt.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gramer saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gramer was ranked as the 35,288th most popular surname, but it fell to 38,801st in 2010, reflecting a change of -9.96%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also dropped by 5.79% over the decade, from 604 in 2000 to 569 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also declined by 13.64%, going from 0.22 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,288	#38,801	-9.96%
Count	604	569	-5.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gramer

Turning to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Gramer identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease from 96.52% to 95.25%. There was no data available for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either year. Interestingly, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased significantly over the decade, rising by 45.05% from 1.82% in 2000 to 2.64% in 2010. Meanwhile, the category for individuals who identify as two or more races showed a slight uptick in 2010, though no specific figure was given for 2000 due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	95.25%	-1.32%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.64%	45.05%
Two or More Races	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%