Explore the Family Name Jarmer

The meaning of Jarmer

1. North German: variant of Garmer, from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’ + māri ‘famous’. 2. East German: from a Germanized form of the Slavic personal name Jaromir, based on the element jar ‘lush, rank’, also ‘strong’. 3. East German: habitational name from a place called Jarmer near Stettin (Polish Szczecin). Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Jarmer has seen a slight increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 71,143 but by 2010, it had moved up to position 69,579, marking a 2.2% rise in popularity. The count of individuals with this last name also grew from 256 in 2000 to 282 in 2010, indicating a 10.16% increase. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing the Jarmer surname increased by 11.11% over this period, from 0.09 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,143	#69,579	2.2%
Count	256	282	10.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jarmer

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Jarmer as presented in the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no significant changes recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, and Black categories from 2000 to 2010. However, the percentage of Jarmers identifying as White increased slightly from 96.88% in 2000 to 98.94% in 2010, showing a 2.13% change. The only decline occurred in the category of American Indian and Alaskan Native, which fell from 1.95% in 2000 to 0% in 2010, marking a complete drop.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	98.94%	2.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.95%	0%	-100%