Explore the Family Name Gromer

The meaning of Gromer

German: 1. from a shortened form of the personal name Gerom, Latin Hieronymus (see Jerome). 2. variant of Kramer. 3. (also Grömer): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name, reflected by Old High German hruom ‘fame’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gromer has declined between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 48,963 in 2000, it fell to 58,481 in 2010, a decrease of 19.44 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 404 to 347 during this period, marking a decline of 14.11 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Gromer per 100,000 decreased by 20 percent, going from 0.15 in 2000 to just 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,963	#58,481	-19.44%
Count	404	347	-14.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gromer

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Gromer surname. In 2000, 94.31 percent of individuals with this surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 93.08 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.98 percent in 2000 to 3.46 percent in 2010, an impressive rise of 74.75 percent. Meanwhile, those identifying as belonging to two or more races dropped from 2.48 percent in 2000 to 1.73 percent in 2010, a decrease of 30.24 percent. There were no individuals with the Gromer surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.31%	93.08%	-1.3%
Hispanic	1.98%	3.46%	74.75%
Two or More Races	2.48%	1.73%	-30.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%