Explore the Family Name Memmer

The meaning of Memmer

1. South German (mainly Rhineland-Palatinate): unexplained. 2. In some cases possibly also East Frisian: habitational name from the island of Memmert, between Borkum and Juist (in the North Sea). This surname is very rare in East Frisia and elsewhere in northern Germany.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Memmer saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,328th most popular name in the United States, however by 2010, it had fallen to 43,077th place, an overall decline of 18.58%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also fell from 582 in 2000 to 502 in 2010, marking a drop of 13.75%. The proportion of people with the Memmer surname per 100,000 people decreased by 22.73% during this decade, moving from 0.22 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,328	#43,077	-18.58%
Count	582	502	-13.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.17	-22.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Memmer

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Memmer also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of people with this surname identified as White (97.08%), a figure that slightly decreased to 95.82% by 2010. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 there were some individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.39%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (though specific data is suppressed). The count of individuals identifying with two or more races grew by 32.5%, from 1.20% in 2000 to 1.59% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.08%	95.82%	-1.3%
Two or More Races	1.2%	1.59%	32.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.39%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%