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

Ohmes, 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 Ohmes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ohmes in America

Ohmes is the 64388th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ohmes surname appeared 309 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 Ohmes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ohmes 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 Ohmes

The surname OHMES has its origins in Germany, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "hœm," which referred to a small homestead or settlement. This suggests that the name was originally an occupational surname for someone who lived in a hamlet or small village.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval records from the regions of Bavaria and Saxony. One of the earliest documented individuals with this surname was Johannes Ohmes, a farmer from the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, who was mentioned in a land deed from 1312.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as Ohmis, Ohmsen, and Ohmessen, reflecting regional variations in spelling and pronunciation. During this time, the name was also associated with certain place names, such as Ohmenhausen, a small town in the Swabian region of Germany.

Notable historical figures bearing the surname OHMES include Matthias Ohmes (1592-1669), a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Wittenberg, and Johann Ohmes (1610-1677), a German composer and organist who served at the court of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the name spread to other parts of Europe as German settlers migrated to different regions. For instance, Jacob Ohmes (1718-1786) was a Dutch-German painter known for his landscape and still life works, while Johann Georg Ohmes (1765-1838) was a German-born architect who worked extensively in Russia, designing several notable buildings in St. Petersburg.

During the 19th century, individuals with the surname OHMES could be found in various parts of the German-speaking world, as well as in countries with significant German immigrant populations, such as the United States and Canada. One notable figure from this period was Gustav Ohmes (1874-1945), a German military officer who served in World War I and later became a writer and journalist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ohmes

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

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

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