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

Stoermer, 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 Stoermer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stoermer in America

Stoermer is the 48160th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stoermer surname appeared 439 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 Stoermer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stoermer 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 Stoermer

The surname Stoermer is of German origin, originating in the regions of northern Germany in the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Middle Low German word "storm," meaning "storm" or "tempest." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived in a particularly stormy or windy area, or perhaps someone with a fierce or tempestuous personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Stoermer can be found in the historical records of the city of Hamburg, where a person named Hans Stoermer is mentioned in a document from 1492. It is likely that the name had already been in use for some time before this, but written records from that era are scarce.

In the 16th century, the Stoermer name appears in several church records and legal documents in the northern German states of Mecklenburg and Schleswig-Holstein. One notable example is Johann Stoermer, a merchant from the town of Lübeck who was recorded in the city's trade guild records in 1562.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Stoermer name spread to other parts of Germany, as well as neighboring countries like Denmark and the Netherlands. One notable person from this period was Christoph Stoermer, a German mathematician and astronomer born in 1632, who made significant contributions to the study of planetary motion and comets.

In the 19th century, the name Stoermer became more widely dispersed across Europe and even reached as far as North America. August Stoermer, born in 1857 in Hanover, Germany, was a prominent engineer who worked on the construction of several major bridges and railway lines in the United States.

Another noteworthy individual with the Stoermer surname was Carl Stoermer, a Norwegian physicist and explorer born in 1874. He is best known for his groundbreaking work on the study of the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, and his expeditions to the Arctic regions.

While the Stoermer name has its roots in northern Germany, it has since spread to various parts of the world, carried by individuals and families who emigrated from their ancestral homeland over the centuries. Despite its widespread distribution, the name remains relatively uncommon, reflecting its specific regional origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stoermer

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

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

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