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

Heimer, 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 Heimer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heimer in America

Heimer is the 26598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heimer surname appeared 916 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 Heimer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heimer 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 Heimer

The surname HEIMER has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German word "heim," meaning home or homestead. The suffix "-er" was often added to denote a person's occupation or place of origin.

HEIMER likely referred to someone who lived in a particular hamlet or village, or perhaps worked as a steward or caretaker of a homestead. Early variations of the name includedHeimer, Heymer, and Heymerer, reflecting regional dialects and spellings.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname HEIMER appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of Saxon charters and documents from the 9th to the 13th centuries. In this record, a certain "Heinricus Heimer" is listed as a witness to a land transaction in the year 1271.

During the Late Middle Ages, the HEIMER surname can be found in various records across different regions of Germany. For example, in the Urkundenbuch der Stadt Lübeck (a collection of charters and records from the city of Lübeck), a "Johannes Heimer" is mentioned in a document from 1415.

Notable individuals with the surname HEIMER include:

1. Johann Heimer (c. 1490-1555), a German mathematician and astronomer who contributed to the development of logarithms.
2. Caspar Heimer (1558-1635), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor at the University of Heidelberg.
3. Anna Heimer (1623-1703), a German midwife and herbalist known for her work on traditional remedies and women's health.
4. Friedrich Heimer (1768-1834), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin.
5. Elise Heimer (1843-1923), a German writer and activist who advocated for women's rights and education.

While the HEIMER surname is still found in various parts of Germany today, its roots can be traced back to the medieval era, when it identified individuals connected to a particular homestead or village.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heimer

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

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

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