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

Tomer, 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 Tomer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tomer in America

Tomer is the 30863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tomer surname appeared 754 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 Tomer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tomer 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 Tomer

The surname TOMER is believed to have originated in the Middle East, likely in the region of modern-day Israel or Palestine. It is derived from the Hebrew word "tamar," which means "date palm tree."

TOMER is thought to have initially been used as a surname during the medieval period, possibly as early as the 11th or 12th century. It may have been adopted by Jewish families who lived in areas with significant date palm cultivation or who worked in the date palm industry.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname TOMER can be found in a document from the 13th century, which mentions a person named Isaac ben Tomer. This document is part of the Cairo Geniza, a collection of Jewish manuscripts discovered in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, Egypt.

In the 14th century, a prominent Jewish scholar and philosopher named Moshe ben Tomer lived in Spain. He is known for his work on Jewish law and ethics, including his commentary on the Mishnah, a compilation of Jewish oral traditions.

During the 15th century, the TOMER surname appeared in various records across the Mediterranean region, including in Italy and the Ottoman Empire. One notable figure from this time was Rabbi Yitzhak Tomer, a Jewish scholar and kabbalist who lived in Safed, a city in the Galilee region of modern-day Israel.

The 16th century saw the spread of the TOMER surname to other parts of Europe, particularly in the Netherlands and Germany. One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Judah Aryeh Tomer, a Dutch rabbi and scholar who lived from 1585 to 1648.

In the 18th century, the TOMER surname was also found in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland and Ukraine. A notable figure from this period was Chaim Tomer, a Polish-Jewish writer and educator who lived from 1760 to 1817.

Throughout history, the TOMER surname has been associated with various occupations, including scholars, rabbis, merchants, and farmers. While the name originated in the Middle East, it has since spread to different parts of the world due to Jewish migration and diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tomer

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

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

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