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

Ehmer, 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 Ehmer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ehmer in America

Ehmer is the 63373rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ehmer surname appeared 315 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 Ehmer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ehmer 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 Ehmer

The surname EHMER has its origins in Germany, with the earliest records of the name dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "eimer," which referred to a bucket or pail, suggesting that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who made or worked with buckets.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the EHMER name can be found in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, where a man named Hans Ehmer was mentioned in a document from 1482. This document detailed a land transaction, providing evidence of the name's existence during that period.

In the 16th century, the EHMER name appeared in various records throughout southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Some notable individuals with this surname include Johannes Ehmer, a merchant from Augsburg who was born in 1520 and played a role in the city's thriving textile trade.

The EHMER name also has connections to several place names in Germany. For instance, the village of Ehmer in the Rhein-Hunsrück district of Rhineland-Palatinate may have derived its name from the surname or vice versa. Additionally, the town of Ehmetsklinge in Baden-Württemberg shares a similar spelling, suggesting a potential link to the name's origins.

As the EHMER family spread throughout Germany and beyond, the surname underwent various spelling variations, such as Eimer, Heimer, and Ehmert. One notable figure with this surname was Johann Georg Ehmer, a German composer and organist born in 1701 in Oettingen, Bavaria. His contributions to sacred music in the late Baroque period were significant.

Another prominent individual with the EHMER surname was Carl Ehmer, a German politician and lawyer who lived from 1837 to 1912. He served as a member of the Reichstag (the German parliament) and played a role in the development of labor laws in the late 19th century.

In the 20th century, the name EHMER continued to be found across Germany and other parts of Europe, with individuals like Hans Ehmer, a German journalist and author born in 1904, and Gerhard Ehmer, a German football player who played for FC Bayern Munich in the 1950s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ehmer

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

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 Ehmer 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 Ehmer 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 Ehmer was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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