Explore the Family Name Hemmer

The meaning of Hemmer

1. German: habitational name from Hemmern or Hemmer in North Rhine-Westphalia or Hemmen in Hesse. 2. Dutch: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of haim ‘home’ + hari, heri ‘army’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hemmer has seen some shifts over time. In 2000, Hemmer ranked as the 11,671st most popular surname in the United States and by 2010 it dropped slightly to 12,215 - representing a change of approximately -4.66 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Hemmer surname increased from 2,463 in 2000 to 2,549 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.49 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by -5.49 percent from 0.91 to 0.86.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,671	#12,215	-4.66%
Count	2,463	2,549	3.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.86	-5.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hemmer

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Hemmer surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting trends. In 2000, over 97% of Hemmer's identified as White. By 2010, while still the majority, this percentage had dipped slightly to 95.29%. There were also increases in the number of Hemmers identifying as Hispanic (from 0.85% to 2.08%), Asian/Pacific Islander (0.57% to 0.59%) and those reporting two or more races (1.14% to 1.37%). Interestingly, there was a new emergence of Hemmer's identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 where none had been recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	95.29%	-1.8%
Hispanic	0.85%	2.08%	144.71%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.37%	20.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.59%	3.51%
Black	0%	0.43%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.24%	0%