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    The surname Balmer

    A surname, carried by 3,204 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B456

    Balmer: #10,059 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Balmer #10,059, 3,204 people Balmer: #10,059 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Balmer #10,059, 3,204 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balmer is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    From balm + -er; the name was given to someone who treated people with medicine or ointments.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,204 people named Balmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,363 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,910.

    #10,059
    rank among US surnames
    3,204
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.1%
    change since 2000 (was #10,173)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,050Dasher3,20596,332
    #10,059Wesolowski3,20496,363
    #10,064O'Brian3,20396,393
    #10,068Creager3,20296,423

    Who is named Balmer

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

    88% of people named Balmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Balmers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Edwin Balmer
      American science fiction writer (1883–1959)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Balmer

    Balmer has the Soundex code B456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B456.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Balmer come from?
    From balm + -er; the name was given to someone who treated people with medicine or ointments.
    How common is the surname Balmer?
    3,204 people in the United States had the surname Balmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,363 Americans. It ranked 10,059th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Balmer?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Balmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Balmer?
    Edwin Balmer, American science fiction writer (1883–1959).
    Where is the surname Balmer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Balmer in the United States.
    Is the surname Balmer getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,204 in 2010, up 10%.