Explore the Family Name Lorimer

The meaning of Lorimer

Scottish: occupational name for a maker and seller of spurs, bits, and other metal attachments to harness and tackle, from Anglo-NormanFrench lorenier, loremier (an agent derivative of OldFrench lorain ‘tackle, harness’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lorimer has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a span of 10 years. In the year 2000, Lorimer had a ranking of 26,035 which fell to 27,260 by 2010, representing a 4.71% drop. The count, however, saw an insignificant increase from 885 in 2000 to 887 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 0.23%. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased slightly from 0.33 to 0.3 during this period, marking a decline of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,035	#27,260	-4.71%
Count	885	887	0.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lorimer

Looking at the ethnicity of those with the Lorimer surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been several shifts in the ethnic identity distribution between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority, although their percentage decreased from 95.71% to 92.45%. There was no data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, they constituted 0.90% and 0.68% respectively. The proportions of people identifying as two or more races and Hispanic increased by similar rates, both going up by 45.16%. Additionally, the Black community saw a significant rise from 1.02% to 2.37%, experiencing a surge of 132.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	92.45%	-3.41%
Black	1.02%	2.37%	132.35%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.8%	45.16%
Hispanic	1.24%	1.8%	45.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.9%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.68%	0%