How common is the surname Germer?

599 people in the United States had the surname Germer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 515,435 Americans. It ranked 37,229th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Germer?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Germer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Germer?

Lester Germer, American physicist (1896–1971).

Where is the surname Germer most common?

Wikidata records people named Germer in the United States.

Is the surname Germer getting more or less common?

Less common. 639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 599 in 2010, down 6.3%.

The surname Germer

A German surname, carried by 599 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Germer is more common than 77.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a German surname, from Germer, from an old Germanic name composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *mār (“famous”). * As a Slavic surname, from the personal name Jaromir.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 599 people named Germer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 515,435 Americans. That is down 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 639.

#37,229

rank among US surnames

599

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-6.3%

change since 2000 (was #33,653)

Who is named Germer

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

89% of people named Germer identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.3%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Germers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lester Germer
American physicist (1896–1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Germer

Germer has the Soundex code G656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G656.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Germer come from?: * As a German surname, from Germer, from an old Germanic name composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *mār (“famous”). * As a Slavic surname, from the personal name Jaromir.
How common is the surname Germer?: 599 people in the United States had the surname Germer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 515,435 Americans. It ranked 37,229th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Germer?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Germer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Germer?: Lester Germer, American physicist (1896–1971).
Where is the surname Germer most common?: Wikidata records people named Germer in the United States.
Is the surname Germer getting more or less common?: Less common. 639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 599 in 2010, down 6.3%.