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

Ramer, 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 Ramer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ramer in America

Ramer is the 7752nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ramer surname appeared 4,283 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ramer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ramer 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 Ramer

The surname RAMER is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Bavaria during the late Middle Ages. It is thought to be derived from the German word "rahm," which means "cream" or "film." This could suggest that the name originally referred to someone who worked with dairy products or possibly a person who lived near a creamy or filmy body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the RAMER surname appears in the town records of Augsburg, Bavaria, in the year 1447, where a man named Hans Ramer is listed as a resident. The name is also found in various other German records from that time period, sometimes spelled slightly differently, such as "Rahmer" or "Rammer."

In the 16th century, the RAMER surname appears to have spread to other parts of Germany, as well as neighboring regions like Austria and Switzerland. For example, a man named Johann Ramer was born in the town of Bern, Switzerland, in 1567.

One notable historical figure with the RAMER surname was Johann Georg Ramer, a German composer and organist who lived from 1683 to 1745. He served as the court organist in the city of Magdeburg and is known for his contributions to the development of organ music in Germany during the Baroque period.

Another individual of note was Friedrich Ramer, a German painter and engraver who was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in Nuremberg in 1773 and is best known for his landscape paintings and engravings depicting scenes from various regions of Germany.

In the 19th century, the RAMER surname began to appear in records from other parts of Europe, likely due to migration and immigration. For instance, a man named Joseph Ramer was born in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) in 1832.

While the RAMER surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to many other parts of the world, including North America and other English-speaking countries. However, its earliest origins and historical references can be traced back to the German-speaking regions of central Europe during the late medieval and early modern periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ramer

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

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

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