Explore the Family Name Thaemert

The meaning of Thaemert

North German (Thämert): probably from a variant Dämert, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with dag ‘day’ as the first element, or from Dankmar (see Dankert). This surname is very rare in Germany. In the US, it is found mainly in MN. Compare Thamert. Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Kurt, Lorenz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Thaemert experienced a minor decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Thaemert was ranked as the 64,385th most popular surname and increased to 65,066th in 2010, indicating a drop of 1.06 percent in its rank. Despite the decline in ranking, the count of individuals with this surname slightly expanded from 289 in 2000 to 305 in 2010, experiencing a growth rate of 5.54 percent. This resulted in a small decrease in the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.11 to 0.10.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#65,066	-1.06%
Count	289	305	5.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thaemert

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Thaemert, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly linked to White ethnicity. In 2000, approximately 98.96 percent of individuals with this surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 98.03 percent in 2010. The data also indicates no record of the surname being associated with other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or people with two or more races during both periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.96%	98.03%	-0.94%
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%