Explore the Family Name Settlemire

The meaning of Settlemire

Americanized form of German Zettelmeyer: variant of Settelmeier, distinguishing name for the tenant farmer (see Meyer) of a principal farm or estate, Middle Low German sadel(hof).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of Settlemire as a surname has seen a slight uptick in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked at 38,320, but by 2010 it had risen to 36,788, representing a 4% increase. The count of people with the last name Settlemire also increased from 543 to 607 between 2000 and 2010, a rise of almost 12%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were approximately 0.2 people named Settlemire in 2000, increasing to 0.21 in 2010, a growth of 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#36,788	4%
Count	543	607	11.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Settlemire

Turning to the ethnicity associated with the surname Settlemire, the Decennial U.S. Census provides a diverse picture. Of those with the Settlemire surname, a large majority identified as white, although this proportion decreased slightly from 92.27% in 2000 to 88.80% in 2010. The proportion identifying with two or more ethnic identities significantly increased from 2.03% to 5.44% during the same period. Additionally, among the Settlemire population, those identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, from 2.39% in 2000 to 4.28% in 2010. There was no recorded change in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. However, individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native showed a decrease from 2.39% in 2000 to 0.82% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.27%	88.8%	-3.76%
Two or More Races	2.03%	5.44%	167.98%
Hispanic	2.39%	4.28%	79.08%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.39%	0.82%	-65.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%