Explore the Family Name Nimmer

The meaning of Nimmer

1. German: habitational name from Nimmer, Westphalia, derived from a prehistoric word nim, nam, with a probable meaning of ‘marsh’. 2. South German: from the personal name Nidmar, composed of Old High German nīt ‘hostility’ + māri ‘famous’. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nimmer has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 35,003 to 33,596, indicating a 4.02% increase in its popularity. Furthermore, the count of people with the Nimmer surname also grew by 11.15%, from 610 in 2000 to 678 in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion of individuals with the Nimmer surname per 100k remained steady at 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#33,596	4.02%
Count	610	678	11.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nimmer

When observing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nimmer, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows slight shifts between 2000 and 2010. A significant majority of those with the Nimmer surname identified as White, though there was a small decrease of -1.29% over the decade. In 2010, about 12.09% identified as Black, up from 11.64% in 2000. Additionally, those identifying with two or more ethnicities increased from 1.48% to 1.62%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010 the Hispanic representation had risen to 0.74%. Conversely, the count for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.07%	84.96%	-1.29%
Black	11.64%	12.09%	3.87%
Two or More Races	1.48%	1.62%	9.46%
Hispanic	0%	0.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%