Explore the Family Name Remmers

The meaning of Remmers

East Frisian, North German, and Dutch: patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Remmert.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, the Remmers name has seen minor fluctuations between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 20,982nd most popular surname in the United States, slightly slipping to rank 21,660 by 2010. This represents a -3.23% change. In terms of actual counts, the number of people with the Remmers surname grew from 1,168 in 2000 to 1,203 in 2010, an increase of 3%. However, this rise did not keep pace with overall population growth, resulting in a -4.65% change in its proportion per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,982	#21,660	-3.23%
Count	1,168	1,203	3%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Remmers

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Remmers surname. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, making up 95.72% in 2000 and 94.01% in 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname saw the most significant increase, swelling by 128.33% over the decade from 1.20% to 2.74%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander experienced a modest increase of 12.62%, from 1.03% to 1.16%. Conversely, those claiming two or more races declined in proportion from 1.54% to 1.41%, a decrease of 8.44%. There were no recorded instances of Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native identities associated with the Remmers surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.72%	94.01%	-1.79%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.74%	128.33%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.41%	-8.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.03%	1.16%	12.62%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%