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

Follmer, 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 Follmer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Follmer in America

Follmer is the 20574th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Follmer surname appeared 1,288 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 Follmer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Follmer 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 Follmer

The surname Follmer is of German origin, originating in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony in the late Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old High German word "follemāri," meaning "a fuller of cloth." The name likely referred to an occupation, denoting someone who worked as a fuller, a profession that involved cleaning and thickening woolen cloth through a process of beating and pressing.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Follmer can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. In this record, a certain "Heinrich Follmer" is mentioned as a resident of the town of Grimma in 1285.

During the 16th century, the name Follmer appeared in various church records and municipal documents across Germany. In 1538, a "Hans Follmer" was recorded as a citizen of Nuremberg, while a "Katharina Follmer" was listed as a resident of Leipzig in 1562.

The name Follmer is also found in connection with several notable historical figures. One such individual was Johann Follmer (1519-1566), a German Protestant reformer and theologian who served as a pastor in Wittenberg and was a close associate of Martin Luther.

Another prominent bearer of the Follmer name was August Follmer (1745-1820), a German architect and master builder who designed several notable buildings in Dresden, including the Brühl'sche Terrasse and the Hochaltarpavillon in the Dresden Frauenkirche.

In the 19th century, the name Follmer gained recognition through the work of Friedrich Follmer (1809-1879), a German painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in Saxony.

The name Follmer has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany. For instance, the town of Follmerskotten in North Rhine-Westphalia is derived from the surname, likely indicating a settlement founded by or associated with the Follmer family.

While the surname Follmer is primarily of German origin, it has also spread to other parts of the world through emigration. Notable individuals bearing this name include Gustav Follmer (1898-1983), a German-American artist and illustrator who worked for the Walt Disney Company, and Michael Follmer (born 1954), an American musician and composer known for his work in the field of experimental music.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Follmer

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

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

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