Explore the Family Name Obermeyer

The meaning of Obermeyer

German: distinguishing name for the tenant farmer (see Meyer) of the upper farm in a settlement (see Ober).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Obermeyer experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 17,141st in the United States but fell to 18,098th by 2010, indicating a decrease of 5.58%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Obermeyer surname increased marginally from 1,526 to 1,539, marking an increase of 0.85%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 8.77%, moving from 0.57 to 0.52.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,141	#18,098	-5.58%
Count	1,526	1,539	0.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.52	-8.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Obermeyer

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Obermeyer, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, white remained the dominant ethnicity representing 96.43% in 2010, down slightly from 97.38% in 2000. The Hispanic representation increased by 35.20% from 1.25% to 1.69% over the same period. There was also a significant increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, which rose by 57.58% from 0.66% to 1.04%. Interestingly, the 2010 census also recorded a small percentage (0.39%) of individuals with the Obermeyer name identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander where there were none recorded in 2000. Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories reported no changes during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	96.43%	-0.98%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.69%	35.2%
Two or More Races	0.66%	1.04%	57.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.39%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%