Explore the Family Name Kallmeyer

The meaning of Kallmeyer

German: from a Germanized form of Slavic kal ‘marshland, bog’ or from Middle High German, Middle Low German kalc ‘lime’ + Middle High German meier ‘tenant farmer’ (see Meyer), hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kallmeyer has seen minor fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kallmeyer was ranked 50,055th in terms of common surnames within the United States, with this figure marginally improving to a rank of 49,914 in 2010, equating to a 0.28% increase. The actual count of individuals bearing the Kallmeyer surname also increased over this decade, rising from 393 to 420, marking an increase of 6.87%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of -6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#49,914	0.28%
Count	393	420	6.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kallmeyer

Moving onto the ethnic identity associated with the Kallmeyer surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly associated with the White demographic. Between 2000 and 2010, 96.43-96.69% of those with the Kallmeyer surname identified as white, presenting a minor decrease of 0.27% over the decade. Over the same period, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase, rising from 2.80% in 2000 to 2.86% in 2010. There were no significant changes reported for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	96.43%	-0.27%
Hispanic	2.8%	2.86%	2.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%