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

Kammerer, 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 Kammerer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kammerer in America

Kammerer is the 8946th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kammerer surname appeared 3,659 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kammerer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kammerer 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 Kammerer

The surname KAMMERER originated in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the German word "Kammer," which means "chamber" or "room," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who worked in or had some association with rooms or chambers.

The name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Austria, where it was often spelled as "Kammerer" or "Kammrer." In some regions, the name was also written as "Kammermann" or "Kammermacher," further reinforcing its connection to the occupation or trade related to chambers or rooms.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KAMMERER surname can be found in the Stadtbücher (city books) of Regensburg, Germany, where a certain "Hans Kammerer" is mentioned in an entry from the year 1295. Additionally, the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Mellicensis, a medieval manuscript from the Melk Abbey in Austria, contains references to individuals with the surname KAMMERER in the 14th century.

Notable individuals with the KAMMERER surname throughout history include Johann Kammerer (1528-1605), a German composer and music theorist; Paul Kammerer (1880-1926), an Austrian biologist and controversial figure in the field of evolutionary biology; and Johann Friedrich Kammerer (1752-1833), a German Protestant theologian and writer.

Another individual of note was Johann Kammerer (1759-1840), a German architect and builder who was responsible for the construction of several notable buildings in Munich, including the Bavarian National Museum and the Königsbau, a part of the Munich Residenz complex.

Furthermore, the KAMMERER surname was also associated with the nobility in some regions of Germany. For instance, the von Kammerer family was a noble family from Bavaria, with records of their coat of arms and family lineage dating back to the 16th century.

These are just a few examples of the historical significance and presence of the KAMMERER surname, which has its roots deeply embedded in the regions of Germany and Austria, and has been associated with various professions, occupations, and social classes throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kammerer

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

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

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