Find out how popular the last name Dermyer is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dermyer.

Dermyer, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dermyer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dermyer in America

Dermyer is the 133048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dermyer surname appeared 127 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dermyer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dermyer to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dermyer

The surname Dermyer is believed to have originated in Germany or the Low Countries (modern-day Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg) during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be derived from the Germanic words "der" meaning "the" and "myer" or "meyer," which referred to a landowner or estate manager.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Neerlandicus, a collection of historical documents from the Netherlands dating back to the 11th century. In this collection, a man named Henricus Dermyer is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Friesland in the year 1157.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the Annales Fuldenses, a medieval chronicle from the Frankish Empire. This text mentions a nobleman named Theodericus Dermyer who was involved in a dispute over land ownership in the year 841.

In the 14th century, a prominent figure named Johannes Dermyer is recorded as a merchant and landowner in the city of Aachen, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was born in 1312 and played a significant role in local politics and trade.

During the Renaissance period, the Dermyer family gained prominence in the region of Saxony, Germany. One notable individual was Wilhelm Dermyer, a scholar and theologian who was born in 1487 and served as a professor at the University of Leipzig.

In the 17th century, a Dutch painter named Pieter Dermyer (1632-1708) gained recognition for his landscapes and portraiture. He was born in Amsterdam and is considered one of the leading artists of the Dutch Golden Age.

Throughout history, the name Dermyer has been associated with various locations, including the town of Dermyer in the Rhineland region of Germany, and the village of Dermyer-op-den-Dijck in the Netherlands, which may have been named after members of the Dermyer family who owned land in the area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dermyer

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dermyer.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dermyer was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dermyer has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dermyer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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