# Cramer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cramer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 29,691 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,192 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,399 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.1% (29,666 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From German Cramer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cramer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cramer in the United States.

## People named Cramer

- Kevin Cramer, American politician (born 1961)
- Floyd Cramer, American pianist (1933–1997)
- Jim Cramer, American stockbroker, television personality, author
- Robert E. Cramer, American politician from Alabama
- Richard Cramer, actor (1889–1960)
- John G. Cramer, American nuclear physicist, novelist
- Grant Cramer, American actor

## Similar surnames

Cormier, Creamer, Cromer, Cremer, Cranmer, Criner, Carner, Craner, Cranor, Cournoyer, Corner, Cromartie.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.