Explore the Family Name Ohmer

The meaning of Ohmer

German: 1. from an agent derivative of Middle High German āme, ōme ‘standard measure’, hence an occupational name for someone who checked and sealed weights and measures. 2. status or occupational name from Middle High German ebenære ‘arbitrator, judge’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ohmer has slightly decreased in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 30,716 to 30,825. However, the total count of people with this last name increased by 5.45%, rising from 716 to 755 within a decade. The proportion of people named Ohmer per 100,000 has also seen a slight decline of 3.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,716	#30,825	-0.35%
Count	716	755	5.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ohmer

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Ohmer surname from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with the Ohmer surname identify as White, though the percentage declined slightly from 96.93% to 94.17%. The representation of individuals identifying as two or more races in this group saw an increase of 68.25%, from 1.26% to 2.12%. Hispanic representation also grew significantly, increasing by 104.76% to reach 1.72% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Black made up 0.79% of persons with the Ohmer surname in 2010, up from zero in the previous decade. There were no identified individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	94.17%	-2.85%
Two or More Races	1.26%	2.12%	68.25%
Hispanic	0.84%	1.72%	104.76%
Black	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%