Explore the Family Name Imes

The meaning of Imes

1. Altered form of English Iams. 2. English: unexplained. This surname is virtually non-existing in Britain. 3. Probably also an Americanized form of North German Eims: patronymic from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Agimo, formed with agi ‘point, edge (of a sword)’.

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

The surname Imes experienced a slight decrease in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was ranked 12,292nd most common in the country, and by 2010 it slipped to 12,642nd, representing a change of -2.85%. However, the total count of individuals carrying the surname increased from 2,320 to 2,448 over the same period, a growth of 5.52%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.86 to 0.83.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,292	#12,642	-2.85%
Count	2,320	2,448	5.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.83	-3.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Imes

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census revealed some shifts among those with the surname Imes between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, there was an 89.27% increase in those identifying as "Two or more races" and a significant 85.86% increase in those identifying as Hispanic. Meanwhile, there were decreases among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (-43.52%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (-47.44%). The largest groups, White and Black, remained relatively stable, with the percentage of Whites decreasing from 75.26% to 73.82%, and Blacks seeing a minimal decrease from 20.13% to 19.98%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.26%	73.82%	-1.91%
Black	20.13%	19.98%	-0.75%
Two or More Races	1.77%	3.35%	89.27%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.84%	85.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.08%	0.61%	-43.52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.78%	0.41%	-47.44%