Explore the Family Name Timme

The meaning of Timme

English: variant of Timm. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland. Some characteristic forenames: German Eberhard, Christoph.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Timme saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Timme ranked 36,531st in popularity among all surnames, but dropped to 38,103rd by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.3 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Timme surname increased slightly from 578 in 2000 to 582 in 2010, an increase of 0.69 percent. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the Timme surname dipped slightly from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010, a decrease of 4.76 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,531	#38,103	-4.3%
Count	578	582	0.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Timme

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows minor shifts for those bearing the Timme surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest percentage of Timmes identified as White in both years, though there was a small decrease from 94.98% in 2000 to 94.33% in 2010. Interestingly, those identifying as Black or Two or More Races saw increases, with no Black representation in 2000 but 1.37% in 2010, and a rise from 1.21% to 1.55% respectively. The percentage of Timmes identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased to zero in 2010, while Hispanic identification also declined from 2.6% to 2.06%. There was no recorded change for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.98%	94.33%	-0.68%
Hispanic	2.6%	2.06%	-20.77%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.55%	28.1%
Black	0%	1.37%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%