How common is the surname Armer?

1,862 people in the United States had the surname Armer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. It ranked 15,673rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Armer?

Laura Adams Armer, American photographer, artist and writer (1874–1963).

Where is the surname Armer most common?

Wikidata records people named Armer in the United States.

Is the surname Armer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,862 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Armer

A surname, carried by 1,862 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Armer is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,862 people named Armer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,752.

#15,673

rank among US surnames

1,862

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,375)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,669	Donaghy	1,863	165,725
#15,673	Calixte	1,862	165,814
#15,681	Bertolini	1,861	165,903

Who is named Armer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Armer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Armers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laura Adams Armer
American photographer, artist and writer (1874–1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Armer

Armer has the Soundex code A656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A656.

Questions

How common is the surname Armer?: 1,862 people in the United States had the surname Armer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. It ranked 15,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Armer?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Armer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Armer?: Laura Adams Armer, American photographer, artist and writer (1874–1963).
Where is the surname Armer most common?: Wikidata records people named Armer in the United States.
Is the surname Armer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,862 in 2010, up 6.3%.