# Lorimer (surname)

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

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 887 |
| US rank (2010) | 27,260 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 348,078 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (885 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lairmore, Laramore, Larimer, Larimore, Larmore, Larmour, Larrimer, Larrimore, Lawrimore, Lorimor |

## Etymology

Scottish occupational surname for a maker or seller of spurs, bits and other metal attachments to harness and tackle, from Anglo-Norman lorenier, an agent derivative of Old French lorain (“tackle, harness”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lorimer 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lorimer in the United States.

## People named Lorimer

- George Horace Lorimer, American journalist and writer

## Similar surnames

Larimer, Larimore, Lerner, Larrimore, Laramore.

## 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.