Explore the Family Name Imming

The meaning of Imming

1. Dutch: variant of Immink, a habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Immink in the East Netherlands, originally inhabited by a certain Immo and his kin (see Imm). 2. North German: patronymic from the personal name Immo (see Imm).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Imming has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 57,544th in terms of prevalence, but fell to 62,714th by 2010, marking an 8.98% drop. The actual count of people bearing this surname also declined from 331 in 2000 to 319 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 3.63%. Moreover, the proportion per 100k individuals also dipped from 0.12% to 0.11%, a reduction of about 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,544	#62,714	-8.98%
Count	331	319	-3.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Imming

The ethnicity associated with the surname Imming, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, has remained predominantly White between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 93.96% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 93.10% in 2010, indicating a minimal drop of 0.92%. The Hispanic representation also saw a decline from 4.53% in 2000 to 4.08% in 2010, falling by around 9.93%. Interestingly, in 2010, there was small representation (1.88%) identifying with two or more races, which was not present in the 2000 census. However, no changes were observed within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.96%	93.1%	-0.92%
Hispanic	4.53%	4.08%	-9.93%
Two or More Races	0%	1.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%