Explore the Family Name Rimmel

The meaning of Rimmel

1. English (Middlesex): variant of Rimel. This surname is now rare in Britain. 2. German: variant of Rimmele, from Rümelin, a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Ruombald, a compound of hruom ‘glory’ + balt ‘bold, brave’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rimmel decreased notably between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rimmel ranked 61,376th in popularity with 306 individuals bearing the name, which equates to a proportion of 0.11 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank had plummeted to 82,317 and the count of individuals with the Rimmel surname fell to 229, decreasing the proportion to 0.08 per 100,000 people. This represents a 34.12% drop in rank and a 25.16% decrease in the count of people with the surname over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#82,317	-34.12%
Count	306	229	-25.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.08	-27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rimmel

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Rimmel surname was primarily associated with the White ethnic group in both 2000 and 2010, although this association slightly decreased over the decade. In 2000, 98.04% of individuals with the Rimmel surname identified as White, dropping marginally to 96.94% by 2010. This indicates a slight decline of 1.12%. The census data also reveals that there were no reported instances of the Rimmel surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.04%	96.94%	-1.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%