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    The surname Shimer

    A German surname, carried by 1,837 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈʃaɪməɹ/ 2 syllables Soundex S560

    Shimer: #15,845 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Shimer #15,845, 1,837 people Shimer: #15,845 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Shimer #15,845, 1,837 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shimer is more common than 90.2% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Respelling of the German Scheimer.

    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 1,837 people named Shimer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,568.

    #15,845
    rank among US surnames
    1,837
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +17.2%
    change since 2000 (was #16,769)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,845Rizk1,837168,071
    #15,854Perezlopez1,836168,162

    Who is named Shimer

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

    95% of people named Shimer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Shimers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brian Shimer
      Bobsledder, born 1962

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Shimer

    Shimer has the Soundex code S560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S560.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Shimer come from?
    Respelling of the German Scheimer.
    How common is the surname Shimer?
    1,837 people in the United States had the surname Shimer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. It ranked 15,845th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Shimer?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shimer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Shimer?
    Brian Shimer, bobsledder.
    Where is the surname Shimer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Shimer in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Shimer?
    Shimer is /ˈʃaɪməɹ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Shimer getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,837 in 2010, up 17%.