Explore the Family Name Wymore

The meaning of Wymore

1. English: perhaps a variant of Wymer. 2. Altered form of German Weimar.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Wymore" has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 20,512th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 22,375th spot, representing a drop of approximately 9.08%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this last name decreased from 1,202 in 2000 to 1,151 in 2010, which translates to a decrease of 4.24%. The proportion of individuals with the Wymore surname per 100,000 people also declined by 13.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,512	#22,375	-9.08%
Count	1,202	1,151	-4.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.39	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wymore

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Wymore", the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly identified with White ethnicity, accounting for 94.68% in 2000 and 92.53% in 2010. This represents a minor decrease of 2.27%. During the same period, the Hispanic representation saw an increase of 64.36%, rising from 2.75% in 2000 to 4.52% in 2010. No significant change was noted for Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, although there was a slight appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander representation in 2010 (0.87%) where there was none in 2000. On the other hand, those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease from 1.66% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010, a change of -21.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	92.53%	-2.27%
Hispanic	2.75%	4.52%	64.36%
Two or More Races	1.66%	1.3%	-21.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.87%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.42%	0%	0%