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

Oehme, 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 Oehme surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oehme in America

Oehme is the 61585th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oehme surname appeared 326 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 Oehme.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oehme 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 Oehme

The surname OEHME originates from Germany, with its roots traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German word "oemede," which means "a fallow or uncultivated land." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived on or owned such land.

One of the earliest known records of the name OEHME dates back to the 14th century, where it appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the Anhalt region of Germany. The name is spelled "Omede" in these records.

In the 15th century, the surname OEHME can be found in various municipal records from the town of Zwickau, located in the present-day state of Saxony, Germany. These records mention individuals such as Hans Oehme and Cord Oehme, who were likely tradesmen or craftsmen residing in the town.

During the 16th century, the name OEHME gained prominence in the region of Silesia, which was then part of the Kingdom of Bohemia (now divided between Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic). One notable figure from this era was Philipp Oehme, a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Wittenberg, who lived from 1518 to 1587.

In the 17th century, the surname OEHME appeared in the parish registers of the town of Großräschen, located in the Lusatian region of present-day Brandenburg, Germany. One individual mentioned in these records is Christoph Oehme, who was born in 1643.

Moving into the 18th century, the name OEHME can be found in the records of the town of Freiberg, in the modern-day state of Saxony, Germany. One notable figure from this time was Johann Gottlieb Oehme, a German composer and organist who lived from 1719 to 1784.

As the centuries progressed, the surname OEHME spread across various regions of Germany, and its spelling variations included Oehme, Öhme, Ohme, and Oehmen. Several other notable individuals with this surname include Friedrich Oehme (1784-1839), a German philosopher and theologian, and Ernst Oehme (1831-1907), a German landscape painter.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oehme

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

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

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