Explore the Family Name Ohms

The meaning of Ohms

North German: 1. patronymic from Ohm. 2. patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with ōd ‘wealth, possession’ as the first element. Some characteristic forenames: German Matthias, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ohms has slightly decreased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 45,909th in popularity, with 438 individuals carrying this surname. By 2010, its ranking fell to 47,614, even though the count of individuals with the surname increased to 445. This indicates a decrease in popularity of 3.71% over the period, while the actual count of people with this surname grew by 1.6%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#47,614	-3.71%
Count	438	445	1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ohms

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ohms based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of people with this name identified as White in both 2000 (91.32%) and 2010 (91.01%), showing a slight decrease of 0.34%. The second largest group in both years was those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, with an increase from 2.74% in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also saw a small increase from 2.28% to 2.47%. Notably, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared in the 2010 data at 2.02%, while they were not represented in 2000. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic in 2000 (2.05%) were not present in the 2010 data. There were no individuals identifying as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.32%	91.01%	-0.34%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.74%	2.92%	6.57%
Two or More Races	2.28%	2.47%	8.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.02%	0%
Hispanic	2.05%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%