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    The surname Wimmer

    A surname, carried by 6,334 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W560

    Wimmer: #5,493 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wimmer #5,493, 6,334 people Wimmer: #5,493 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wimmer #5,493, 6,334 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wimmer is more common than 96.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,334 people named Wimmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,744 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,246.

    #5,493
    rank among US surnames
    6,334
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #5,154)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,488Spiegel6,33848,713
    #5,489Landaverde6,33648,729
    #5,492Hoagland6,33548,736
    #5,493Wimmer6,33448,744

    Who is named Wimmer

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

    94% of people named Wimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wimmers

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kevin Wimmer
      Austrian footballer, born 1992
    • Patrick Wimmer
      Austrian association football player, born 2001
    • Kurt Wimmer
      American film director, screenwriter and producer, born 1964
    • Brian Wimmer
      American actor, born 1959
    • Gerd Wimmer
      Austrian footballer, born 1977

    Notable Wimmers come mostly from Austria (3) and the United States (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wimmer

    Wimmer has the Soundex code W560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W560.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wimmer?
    6,334 people in the United States had the surname Wimmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,744 Americans. It ranked 5,493rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wimmer?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wimmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Wimmer?
    Kevin Wimmer, Austrian footballer, followed by Patrick Wimmer.
    Where is the surname Wimmer most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wimmer in Austria and the United States.
    Is the surname Wimmer getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,246 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,334 in 2010, up 1.4%.