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

Keemer, 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 Keemer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Keemer in America

Keemer is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Keemer surname appeared 155 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 Keemer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Keemer 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 Keemer

The surname KEEMER is of German origin, derived from the Old German word "kiemen," which means "to sprout" or "to bud." It is believed to have originated in the late 12th century in the region of Bavaria, where it was likely an occupational name for a gardener or someone who grew plants.

The earliest recorded use of the name KEEMER can be traced back to a document from 1287 in the town of Augsburg, where a certain "Johannes Kiemer" is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction. Another early reference is found in the Nuremberg City Archives, where a "Hans Kiemer" is listed as a resident in 1398.

Throughout the following centuries, the name KEEMER spread across various parts of Germany, with variations in spelling such as "Kiemer," "Khiemer," and "Kimer." It is also believed that some families with this surname may have originated from the town of Kiemen, which is located in the modern-day state of Brandenburg.

One notable bearer of the KEEMER surname was Johann Christoph Keemer (1670-1746), a German organist and composer who served as the court organist in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen. Another historic figure was Friedrich Keemer (1781-1858), a prominent German jurist and legal scholar who published several influential works on civil law.

In the 19th century, the name KEEMER began to appear in records of German immigrants to the United States. One of the earliest known bearers was Johann Keemer (1812-1897), who settled in Pennsylvania and worked as a farmer. His son, Michael Keemer (1845-1923), became a successful businessman and was involved in the local government of Reading, Pennsylvania.

Other notable individuals with the surname KEEMER include Hans Keemer (1897-1975), a German-American artist known for his landscape paintings, and Gertrude Keemer (1905-1992), a German-born writer and educator who published several children's books and worked as a teacher in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Keemer

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

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

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