Explore the Family Name Worm

The meaning of Worm

1. German and Danish: variant of Wurm. 2. German: habitational name from a place so named near Aachen. 3. English: nickname from Middle English worm ‘serpent’, ‘dragon’ (Old English wyrm), also used as a general term for insects or worm-like creatures.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Worm" has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 22,240th and by 2010, it had fallen to 23,978th in popularity—a decrease of approximately 7.81%. The count of people with the Worm surname also declined, with 1,082 individuals in 2000 compared to 1,052 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.77%. The proportion per 100,000 people fell from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010, which is a 10% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,240	#23,978	-7.81%
Count	1,082	1,052	-2.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.36	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Worm

Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some significant changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races under the Worm surname became negligible in 2010. White ethnicity predominance increased slightly from 94.64% in 2000 to 95.82% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw a noteworthy increase of 62.02%, even though the overall percentage remained small at 2.09%. Meanwhile, the Black population noticed a considerable decrease from 1.39% to 0.57%. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group experienced an increase of 86.96%, but still only accounted for 0.86% of individuals with the Worm surname in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.64%	95.82%	1.25%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.09%	62.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.46%	0.86%	86.96%
Black	1.39%	0.57%	-58.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.66%	0%	0%