How common is the surname Blumer?

2,023 people in the United States had the surname Blumer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,618 Americans. It ranked 14,695th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Blumer?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blumer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Blumer?

Herbert Blumer, American sociologist, player of American football (1900–1987), followed by Jairo Luis Blumer.

Where is the surname Blumer most common?

Wikidata records people named Blumer in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Blumer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,023 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Blumer

A surname, carried by 2,023 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blumer is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,023 people named Blumer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,618 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,935.

#14,695

rank among US surnames

2,023

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,226)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,686	Booze	2,025	152,467
#14,691	Rosemond	2,024	152,542
#14,695	Cissell	2,023	152,618
#14,704	Grout	2,022	152,693

Who is named Blumer

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

94% of people named Blumer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blumers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Herbert Blumer
American sociologist, player of American football (1900–1987)
Jairo Luis Blumer
Brazilian association football player, born 1986
Elano
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1981

Notable Blumers come mostly from Brazil (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blumer

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

Questions

How common is the surname Blumer?: 2,023 people in the United States had the surname Blumer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,618 Americans. It ranked 14,695th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blumer?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blumer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Blumer?: Herbert Blumer, American sociologist, player of American football (1900–1987), followed by Jairo Luis Blumer.
Where is the surname Blumer most common?: Wikidata records people named Blumer in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Blumer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,023 in 2010, up 4.5%.