Explore the Family Name Schlemmer

The meaning of Schlemmer

German: from an agent derivative of Middle High German slamp ‘feast, banquet’, hence a nickname for a gourmet or a glutton. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Dieter, Erhard, Ernst, Kurt, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Schlemmer has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schlemmer was ranked 14,514 in terms of popularity among surnames. By 2010, it had dropped to rank 14,734, representing a change of -1.52%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,883 in 2000 to 2,017 in 2010, a rise of 7.12%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased slightly by -2.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,514	#14,734	-1.52%
Count	1,883	2,017	7.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.68	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schlemmer

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Schlemmer surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage saw a small decrease from 96.07% to 92.71%. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races saw increases of 73.75% and 22.77% respectively, but these groups still represent a small portion of the total. The most notable increase was seen in those identifying as Hispanic, which more than doubled from 2.12% in 2000 to 4.36% in 2010. No individuals with the Schlemmer surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	92.71%	-3.5%
Hispanic	2.12%	4.36%	105.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8%	1.39%	73.75%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.24%	22.77%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%