Explore the Family Name Reum

The meaning of Reum

German: 1. perhaps a habitational name from a place so named in Silesia. 2. from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hruom ‘fame’ or ragin ‘counsel’.

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

Data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting insights into the popularity of the surname Reum. In 2000, this name ranked 40,833 in terms of prevalence, with 504 occurrences per 100k people. A decade later, its rank had fallen slightly to 41,886, representing a decrease of 2.58%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the Reum surname increased by 2.98% over the same period, rising to 519 per 100k population. However, the proportion of people with this last name per 100k also dropped by 5.26% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,833	#41,886	-2.58%
Count	504	519	2.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reum

The ethnicity breakdown for the Reum surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows marked shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander individuals with this name grew by 39.66%, while those identifying with two or more races saw an even more dramatic increase of 121.58%. At the same time, there was a significant decrease of 7.51% among white individuals carrying this surname. The Hispanic representation within the Reum surname group went from zero in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals more than doubled from 3.57% to 6.74%. There were no recorded instances of Black individuals with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.87%	84.97%	-7.51%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.57%	6.74%	88.8%
Two or More Races	1.39%	3.08%	121.58%
Hispanic	0%	2.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.79%	2.5%	39.66%
Black	0%	0%	0%