Explore the Family Name Lehmer

The meaning of Lehmer

1. German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Lehm. 2. North German: occupational name for a worker with clay, from Middle Low German lēm ‘clay’ + the agent suffix -er.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lehmer has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lehmer was ranked as the 51,119th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to 50,564th in the ranking. This reflects a change of 1.09 percent. Additionally, the total count of individuals with this last name rose from 383 in 2000 to 413 in 2010, indicating a 7.83 percent increase. However, the proportion of people with the Lehmer surname per 100,000 population remained stable at 0.14 across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,119	#50,564	1.09%
Count	383	413	7.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lehmer

Turning towards the ethnic identity associated with the Lehmer surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly linked with the White ethnicity. In 2000, an overwhelming 98.69 percent of those with the Lehmer name identified as White, although this percentage did decrease slightly to 96.37 percent in 2010. Remarkably, in 2010, there was a small percentage (2.42 percent) of individuals with the Lehmer surname who identified as Hispanic, which was not observed in the 2000 data. No changes were noted for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.69%	96.37%	-2.35%
Hispanic	0%	2.42%	0%
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%