Explore the Family Name Timmermans

The meaning of Timmermans

Dutch and Flemish: patronymic from Timmerman. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Pieter, Cornie, Frans, Jeroen, Martinus. French Adrien, Philippe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Timmermans has shown a steady increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Timmermans ranked 51,458 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had risen to rank 47,186, an increase of 8.3%. The census count for this surname also saw growth, rising from 380 people in 2000 to 450 people in 2010, representing a significant change of 18.42%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a small rise from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#47,186	8.3%
Count	380	450	18.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Timmermans

Exploring the ethnic identity associated with the Timmermans surname according to Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority identify as White. In 2000, White individuals accounted for 97.11% of those with the Timmermans surname, although this dropped slightly to 96% by 2010. There are some notable changes in other ethnic identities as well. By 2010, Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic representation within the Timmermans surname holders showed presence at 1.11% and 1.78% respectively, where these groups were not reflected in the 2000 data. There were no recorded changes among those identifying as Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	96%	-1.14%
Hispanic	0%	1.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.11%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%