How common is the surname Rimmer?

3,426 people in the United States had the surname Rimmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,118 Americans. It ranked 9,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rimmer?

John Rimmer, British athlete (1878-1962), followed by Michael Rimmer.

Where is the surname Rimmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Rimmer in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Rimmer getting more or less common?

More common. 3,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,426 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Rimmer

A surname, carried by 3,426 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). Rimmer is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,426 people named Rimmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,118 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,282.

#9,491

rank among US surnames

3,426

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,138)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,484	Holleman	3,430	90,013
#9,486	Brathwaite	3,429	90,040
#9,488	Schirmer	3,428	90,066
#9,491	Rimmer	3,426	90,118
#9,493	Pickle	3,425	90,145
#9,495	Kettler	3,424	90,171

Who is named Rimmer

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

76% of people named Rimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rimmers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Rimmer
British athlete (1878-1962)
Michael Rimmer
British athlete, born 1986
William Rimmer
American artist (1816-1879)

Notable Rimmers come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rimmer

Rimmer 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 Rimmer?: 3,426 people in the United States had the surname Rimmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,118 Americans. It ranked 9,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rimmer?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Rimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rimmer?: John Rimmer, British athlete (1878-1962), followed by Michael Rimmer.
Where is the surname Rimmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Rimmer in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Rimmer getting more or less common?: More common. 3,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,426 in 2010, up 4.4%.