Explore the Family Name Remer

The meaning of Remer

1. North German and Dutch: occupational name for a maker of leather reins and similar articles, from Middle Low German remer ‘leather worker’ (compare Riemer). 2. North German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements ragin ‘counsel’ + māri, mēri ‘fame’, as in Reimer. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Römer ‘Roman’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Remer slightly declined in ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from 15,244th to 15,340th. However, in terms of count, the number of people with the Remer surname increased by 7.9% over the decade, growing from 1,772 in 2000 to 1,912 in 2010. This slight increase was not enough to impact the proportion per 100K population significantly, as it saw a modest decrease of 1.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,244	#15,340	-0.63%
Count	1,772	1,912	7.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.65	-1.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Remer

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Remer also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnic identity group remained White, which made up 94.09% of the Remer surname holders in 2010, a slight decrease of 0.4% from 2000. The most significant change occurred within the Asian/Pacific Islander group, which saw a notable increase of 178.57%, though still making up less than 1% of the total. The proportion of those identifying as Two or More Races and American Indian and Alaskan Native both decreased, while those identifying as Hispanic and Black saw minor increases.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.47%	94.09%	-0.4%
Black	1.69%	1.73%	2.37%
Hispanic	1.41%	1.62%	14.89%
Two or More Races	1.41%	1.15%	-18.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.28%	0.78%	178.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.73%	0.63%	-13.7%