Explore the Family Name Halm

The meaning of Halm

1. German: metonymic occupational name for a farmer, from Middle High German halm ‘stalk, blade of grass’, indicating someone who grew cereal crops. 2. Dutch: shortened form of Halmingh, a habitational name from a farm so named near Onstwedde in the province of Groningen.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Halm has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 20,887th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 22,124th. The number of people with this surname also fell slightly, from 1,175 in 2000 to 1,169 in 2010, a decrease of just over half a percent. The proportion of Halms per 100,000 people also declined by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,887	#22,124	-5.92%
Count	1,175	1,169	-0.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.4	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Halm

The ethnicity associated with the Halm surname has shown some change according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data. While a significant majority of people with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010 (90.98% and 87.94%, respectively), there were increases in the percentage identifying as Hispanic and Black. Hispanic representation among Halms increased by 23.11%, while Black representation more than doubled, rising by 120.66%. However, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero in 2010, from 2.55% in 2000. There was also a new category in 2010: 2.14% of the people with this surname reported being of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.98%	87.94%	-3.34%
Black	2.13%	4.7%	120.66%
Hispanic	2.64%	3.25%	23.11%
Two or More Races	0%	2.14%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.55%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%