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

Overmiller, 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 Overmiller surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Overmiller in America

Overmiller is the 61745th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Overmiller surname appeared 325 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 Overmiller.

We can also compare 2010 data for Overmiller 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 Overmiller

The surname Overmiller is of German origin, believed to have been derived from the German word übermüller, which refers to someone who owned or operated a mill located on higher ground or a hill. The name can be traced back to the late 15th century in the regions of Bavaria and Württemberg in southern Germany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Overmiller can be found in the town records of Augsburg, where a certain Hans Overmiller was mentioned as a miller in 1498. The name also appears in various church records and tax rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries in the surrounding areas.

While the name Overmiller is not found in the Domesday Book, as it is of German origin, there are some historical references to individuals with this surname. One notable figure was Johann Overmiller, a prominent Anabaptist leader born in Strasbourg in 1522, who was instrumental in spreading the Anabaptist movement throughout Europe.

In the 18th century, the Overmiller family played a role in the settlement of Pennsylvania, with several members arriving as part of the German immigration wave to the American colonies. One such individual was Jacob Overmiller, who was born in 1735 in the Palatinate region of Germany and later settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania, where he established a successful milling operation.

Another noteworthy person with the surname Overmiller was Friedrich Overmiller, a 19th-century German writer and philosopher born in 1802 in Württemberg. His works explored the relationship between reason and faith, and he was influential in the intellectual circles of his time.

In more recent history, one of the most well-known individuals with the Overmiller name was Elmer Overmiller, an American baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians in the early 20th century. He was born in 1888 in Ohio and had a career in Major League Baseball spanning from 1911 to 1919.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Overmiller

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

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

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