Explore the Family Name Laumer

The meaning of Laumer

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name Leudomar, composed with Old High German leod ‘people’ + mar- ‘famous’. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Otto. Scandinavian Ordell.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Laumer has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 86,992 in popularity and rose to 85,357 in 2010, marking a change of 1.88%. The count of people with this surname also increased by 10.05%, from 199 in 2000 to 219 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people in the population remained constant at 0.07.

20002010Change
Rank#86,992#85,3571.88%
Count19921910.05%
Proportion per 100k0.070.070%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laumer

The ethnicity associated with the surname Laumer according to the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White - 91.46% in 2000 and slightly less at 91.32% in 2010. There was no record of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities for this surname during these years. It is interesting to note that there was a recorded presence of Hispanic identity at 3.65% in 2010, while none was recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 2.51% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

20002010Change
White91.46%91.32%-0.15%
Hispanic0%3.65%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races2.51%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%