Explore the Family Name Roemmich

The meaning of Roemmich

German (Römmich): from a variant of the medieval personal name Remigius (see Remy), which was particularly popular in the Palatinate. Compare Remick and Remmick. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Reinhold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Roemmich has seen a rise between 2000 and 2010. The rank improved from 45,573 to 44,034, indicating an increase in popularity by 3.38%. Correspondingly, the count of people bearing this surname also grew from 442 to 489 during this period, marking a significant growth rate of approximately 10.63%. The proportion per 100,000 saw a modest increase from 0.16 to 0.17, demonstrating a change of 6.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,573	#44,034	3.38%
Count	442	489	10.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roemmich

In terms of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Roemmich, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals several changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from 0 to 1.02%, while those associating themselves with two or more races increased by 42.41% from 1.58% to 2.25%. However, the majority still identified as White, although the percentage slightly fell from 95.25% to 94.07%. The proportion of those identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic saw a negligible decrease from 2.26% to 2.25%. There were no observable changes in the population identifying their ethnicity as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.25%	94.07%	-1.24%
Two or More Races	1.58%	2.25%	42.41%
Hispanic	2.26%	2.25%	-0.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.02%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%