Explore the Family Name Osmer

The meaning of Osmer

English (Kent) and North German: from an Old English and ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old English, Old Saxon ōs ‘god’ + Old English mǣr, Old Saxon mere ‘famous’ (Middle English Osmer).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Osmer witnessed a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 26,587th but fell to 32,438th by 2010, indicating a decline of approximately 22.01 percent. Similarly, the number of individuals with this surname dropped by approximately 17.75 percent from 862 people to 709 during the same decade. This is reflected in the proportion per 100k statistic as well, which also saw a decrease of roughly 25 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,587	#32,438	-22.01%
Count	862	709	-17.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.24	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Osmer

The ethnicity associated with the surname Osmer also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Osmer's identifying as White slightly decreased from 93.16 percent to 92.52 percent. The proportion of Hispanics saw a slight increase from 2.44 percent to 2.54 percent. The representation of those identifying as part of two or more races increased by almost 31 percent from 1.62 percent to 2.12 percent. On the other hand, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers experienced a small decrease from 1.74 percent to 1.69 percent. No change was observed among Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic groups; their representation remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.16%	92.52%	-0.69%
Hispanic	2.44%	2.54%	4.1%
Two or More Races	1.62%	2.12%	30.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.74%	1.69%	-2.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%