How common is the surname Remer?

1,912 people in the United States had the surname Remer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,478 Americans. It ranked 15,340th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Remer?

Richard Remer, American racewalker (1883-1973), followed by Rubye De Remer.

Where is the surname Remer most common?

Wikidata records people named Remer in the United States.

Is the surname Remer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,772 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,912 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Remer

A surname, carried by 1,912 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Remer is more common than 90.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,912 people named Remer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,478 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,772.

#15,340

rank among US surnames

1,912

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,244)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,340	Mungia	1,912	161,478
#15,347	McMiller	1,911	161,562

Who is named Remer

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

94% of people named Remer identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Remers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Remer
American racewalker (1883-1973)
Rubye De Remer
American actress (1892-1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Remer

Remer has the Soundex code R560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R560.

Questions

How common is the surname Remer?: 1,912 people in the United States had the surname Remer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,478 Americans. It ranked 15,340th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Remer?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Remer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Remer?: Richard Remer, American racewalker (1883-1973), followed by Rubye De Remer.
Where is the surname Remer most common?: Wikidata records people named Remer in the United States.
Is the surname Remer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,772 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,912 in 2010, up 7.9%.