Explore the Family Name Rohmer

The meaning of Rohmer

German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements hruom ‘fame’ + heri ‘army’ or hrōd ‘renown’ + māri ‘famous, known’. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace). Some characteristic forenames: French Patrice.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rohmer experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rohmer ranked 58,257th in terms of surname popularity, with 326 individuals carrying this name. Come 2010, the rank had dropped to 62,531, reflecting a 7.34 percent decrease. The count also slightly decreased during this period, from 326 to 320, marking a reduction of 1.84 percent. Consequently, the proportion of the Rohmer surname per 100,000 people declined by 8.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,257	#62,531	-7.34%
Count	326	320	-1.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rohmer

The ethnic identity associated with the Rohmer surname is predominantly White, according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 94.79 percent of individuals with this surname identified as White. However, this figure slightly dropped to 89.69 percent by 2010. Over the same decade, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up from 1.84 percent to 5 percent. Similarly, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.53 percent to 2.5 percent. Interestingly, in 2010, 2.5 percent of individuals with the Rohmer surname reported having two or more ethnic identities, a category that was not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.79%	89.69%	-5.38%
Hispanic	1.84%	5%	171.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.53%	2.5%	63.4%
Two or More Races	0%	2.5%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%