How common is the surname Wilmer?

2,224 people in the United States had the surname Wilmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,824 Americans. It ranked 13,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wilmer?

Douglas Wilmer, British actor (1920 – 2016).

Where is the surname Wilmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Wilmer in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Wilmer getting more or less common?

More common. 2,148 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,224 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Wilmer also a first name?

Yes. Wilmer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wilmer

A surname, carried by 2,224 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W456 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilmer is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

From Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”) + mǣre (“famous”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz, from *wiljô + *mērijaz.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,224 people named Wilmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,824 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,148.

#13,622

rank among US surnames

2,224

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,071)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,616	Wootton	2,225	138,762
#13,622	Wilmer	2,224	138,824
#13,625	Gauvin	2,223	138,887
#13,627	Shum	2,222	138,949

Who is named Wilmer

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

63% of people named Wilmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wilmers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Douglas Wilmer
British actor (1920 – 2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wilmer

Wilmer has the Soundex code W456, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W456.

Questions

Where does the surname Wilmer come from?: From Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”) + mǣre (“famous”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz, from *wiljô + *mērijaz.
How common is the surname Wilmer?: 2,224 people in the United States had the surname Wilmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,824 Americans. It ranked 13,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilmer?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Wilmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wilmer?: Douglas Wilmer, British actor (1920 – 2016).
Where is the surname Wilmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Wilmer in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Wilmer getting more or less common?: More common. 2,148 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,224 in 2010, up 3.5%.
Is Wilmer also a first name?: Yes. Wilmer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.