Explore the Family Name Trimpe

The meaning of Trimpe

1. Dutch and North German: possibly a metonymic occupational name, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German trippe ‘patten, wooden over-shoe’, with epenthetic -m-. 2. North German (Westphalia): nickname probably for a slender man, from Low German drimmeln ‘to turn, to twist’, Trimpe also denoting a slender flute made of willow bark.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Trimpe has seen a marginal decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Trimpe was ranked 41,203rd in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had slipped to 44,423rd, a drop of approximately 7.81%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname declined by 3.01% during the same period, from 499 in 2000 to 484 by 2010. As such, the proportion per 100,000 people also decreased, moving from 0.18 to 0.16, representing an 11.11% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,203	#44,423	-7.81%
Count	499	484	-3.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trimpe

Regarding its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data points to the Trimpe name being predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White. In 2000, about 98.80% of those bearing the surname identified as White, slightly dropping to 97.11% by 2010. There were no Trimpes identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years. Interestingly, by 2010, there was a small percentage (1.45%) of Hispanic identification among those with the Trimpe surname, which wasn't present in the 2000 data. No data was available for those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.8%	97.11%	-1.71%
Hispanic	0%	1.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%