Explore the Family Name Hamacher

The meaning of Hamacher

German (Lower Rhine): occupational name for a harness and collar maker for draught animals, Middle Low German hamaker (from Middle Low German hame ‘collar’).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hamacher saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,359th, but by 2010, it had slipped to 29,502nd place, a drop of 0.49%. Despite this fall in rank, the actual count of people with the Hamacher surname increased from 759 to 800 during this decade, reflecting a growth of 5.4%. However, when measured proportionally per 100,000 people, there was a decline of 3.57%, indicating that while the absolute number of Hamachers grew, they made up a slightly smaller slice of the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,359	#29,502	-0.49%
Count	759	800	5.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamacher

On the aspect of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Hamacher surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small decrease from 97.63% to 96.25%. The Hispanic representation within the Hamacher population experienced an increase of 26.05%, albeit from a small base of 1.19% in 2000 to 1.50% in 2010. A new category appeared in the 2010 data; individuals identifying with two or more races make up 1.38% of the Hamachers. Notably, no Hamachers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.63%	96.25%	-1.41%
Hispanic	1.19%	1.5%	26.05%
Two or More Races	0%	1.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%