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

Ohms, 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 Ohms surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ohms in America

Ohms is the 47614th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ohms surname appeared 445 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 Ohms.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ohms 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 Ohms

The surname Ohms originated in Germany during the 16th century. It derived from the German word "Ohm," which referred to a unit of measurement used to denote electrical resistance. The name likely indicated that the earliest bearers were involved in electrical work or had some connection to the field of electricity.

One of the earliest records of the name Ohms can be found in the town of Erlangen, Bavaria, where Georg Simon Ohm, the renowned German physicist, was born in 1789. He is best known for discovering Ohm's law, which describes the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit. His contributions to the field of electromagnetism earned him recognition as one of the most influential figures in the history of physics.

In the 17th century, the Ohms name appeared in various regions of Germany, including the Rhineland and Saxony. During this period, the name was sometimes spelled as "Ohmen" or "Ohmann," reflecting the regional variations in dialect and pronunciation.

One notable figure with the surname Ohms was Johann Philipp Ohms, a German architect born in 1689 in Frankfurt am Main. He was renowned for his work on several churches and public buildings in the city, including the Church of St. Catherine and the Frankfurt Town Hall.

Another historical figure with the Ohms surname was Carl Friedrich Ohms, a German composer and musician born in 1792 in Hesse. He composed several operas, symphonies, and chamber works, and served as the court Kapellmeister (music director) in Dessau.

In the 19th century, the Ohms name spread to other parts of Europe and beyond. Wilhelm Ohms, born in 1848 in Hanover, was a German immigrant to the United States who became a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

While the surname Ohms is not among the most common in Germany or elsewhere, it has left a lasting impact on the fields of science and engineering, thanks to the pioneering work of Georg Simon Ohm and his contributions to the understanding of electrical circuits.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ohms

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

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

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