How common is the surname Trimmer?

3,509 people in the United States had the surname Trimmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,987 Americans. It ranked 9,276th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Trimmer?

Sarah Trimmer, author, editor; (1741-1810); married, in 1762, James Trimmer, of Brentford.

Where is the surname Trimmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Trimmer in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Trimmer getting more or less common?

More common. 3,361 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,509 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Trimmer

A surname, carried by 3,509 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Trimmer is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,509 people named Trimmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,987 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,361.

#9,276

rank among US surnames

3,509

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,945)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,271	Riker	3,512	87,912
#9,273	Woodside	3,511	87,937
#9,274	Cluff	3,510	87,962
#9,276	Calderone	3,509	87,987
#9,279	Spies	3,508	88,012
#9,281	Tarter	3,507	88,037

Who is named Trimmer

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

90% of people named Trimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Trimmers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Trimmer
Author, editor; (1741-1810); married, in 1762, James Trimmer, of Brentford

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Trimmer

Trainer

Trimmer has the Soundex code T656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T656.

Questions

How common is the surname Trimmer?: 3,509 people in the United States had the surname Trimmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,987 Americans. It ranked 9,276th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Trimmer?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Trimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Trimmer?: Sarah Trimmer, author, editor; (1741-1810); married, in 1762, James Trimmer, of Brentford.
Where is the surname Trimmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Trimmer in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Trimmer getting more or less common?: More common. 3,361 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,509 in 2010, up 4.4%.