How common is the surname Omer?

2,063 people in the United States had the surname Omer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,659 Americans. It ranked 14,474th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Omer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,395 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,063 in 2010, up 48%.

Is Omer also a first name?

Yes. Omer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Omer

A surname, carried by 2,063 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O560 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Omer is more common than 91.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,063 people named Omer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,659 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,395.

#14,474

rank among US surnames

2,063

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+47.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,329)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,465	Banes	2,065	149,514
#14,468	Flavin	2,064	149,586
#14,474	O'Hanlon	2,063	149,659
#14,478	Kelson	2,062	149,731

Who is named Omer

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

47% of people named Omer identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 47%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.7%
Two or more races 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Omer

Omer has the Soundex code O560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O560.

Questions

How common is the surname Omer?: 2,063 people in the United States had the surname Omer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,659 Americans. It ranked 14,474th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Omer?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Omer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Omer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,395 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,063 in 2010, up 48%.
Is Omer also a first name?: Yes. Omer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.