How common is the surname Toomer?

3,059 people in the United States had the surname Toomer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. It ranked 10,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Toomer?

Jean Toomer, American poet and novelist (1894–1967).

Where is the surname Toomer most common?

Wikidata records people named Toomer in the United States.

Is the surname Toomer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,059 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Toomer

A surname, carried by 3,059 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toomer is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

From a few placenames in England, of unknown origin. However, compare the obsolete verb toom (“to empty, free up”). Another theory connects it to a contraction of Saint Omer in France, for which see French Omer.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,059 people named Toomer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,746.

#10,491

rank among US surnames

3,059

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+11.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,683)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,484	Caylor	3,064	100,766
#10,486	Caffrey	3,062	100,831
#10,487	Arens	3,060	100,897
#10,491	Garth	3,059	100,930
#10,498	Chatfield	3,057	100,996
#10,499	Fulbright	3,056	101,029

Who is named Toomer

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

66% of people named Toomer identified as Black (not Hispanic), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 66%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Toomers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jean Toomer
American poet and novelist (1894–1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Toomer

Toomer has the Soundex code T560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T560.

Questions

Where does the surname Toomer come from?: From a few placenames in England, of unknown origin. However, compare the obsolete verb toom (“to empty, free up”). Another theory connects it to a contraction of Saint Omer in France, for which see French Omer.
How common is the surname Toomer?: 3,059 people in the United States had the surname Toomer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,930 Americans. It ranked 10,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toomer?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Toomer identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Toomer?: Jean Toomer, American poet and novelist (1894–1967).
Where is the surname Toomer most common?: Wikidata records people named Toomer in the United States.
Is the surname Toomer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,059 in 2010, up 11%.