Explore the Family Name Hamre

The meaning of Hamre

Norwegian: habitational name from numerous farmsteads, notably in western Norway, named Hamre, from the dative case of Old Norse hamarr ‘cliff, rock’. See Hamar. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Knute, Lars, Svein.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hamre saw an increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 22,833 in popularity; by 2010, it had climbed to rank 22,592, marking a change of approximately 1.06%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 1,047 in 2000 to 1,137 in 2010, an 8.6% rise. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Hamre surname remained stable at 0.39.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,833	#22,592	1.06%
Count	1,047	1,137	8.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.39	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamre

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed some shifts in the ethnic identity of those carrying the Hamre surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority identified as White in both years (96.66% in 2000 and 96.04% in 2010), there was a slight decrease (-0.64%) over the decade. The percentage identifying as Hispanic also reduced slightly from 1.53% to 1.41%. On the other hand, some growth was seen in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0% to 0.7%), Two or more races (from 0.67% to 0.7%), and Black (from 0% to 0.53%). The category of American Indian and Alaskan Native also showed a small increase, from 0.57% to 0.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.66%	96.04%	-0.64%
Hispanic	1.53%	1.41%	-7.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Two or More Races	0.67%	0.7%	4.48%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0.62%	8.77%
Black	0%	0.53%	0%