Explore the Family Name Heimer

The meaning of Heimer

North German: from the personal name Heimbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements heim ‘(farm) house, home’ + berht ‘bright, illustrious’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Knut, Erik, Hakon, Lennart.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Heimer has seen a significant decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 21,880 to 26,598, reflecting a decline of 21.56%. The number of people bearing this last name also fell, with a count of 1,107 in 2000 decreasing to 916 in 2010, which is a reduction of 17.25%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals decreased by 24.39% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,880	#26,598	-21.56%
Count	1,107	916	-17.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.31	-24.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heimer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Heimer identify as White. This group made up 96.48% of those with the surname in 2000, and 95.74% in 2010, marking a slight decrease of 0.77%. There was a small percentage that identified as Hispanic, growing from 1.63% in 2000 to 2.29% in 2010, an increase of 40.49%. A minuscule percentage identified as being of two or more ethnicities, with a slight decrease from 1.08% to 0.98% during the same period. No individuals with the surname Heimer identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	95.74%	-0.77%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.29%	40.49%
Two or More Races	1.08%	0.98%	-9.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%