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

Trammer, 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 Trammer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trammer in America

Trammer is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trammer surname appeared 132 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 Trammer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trammer 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 Trammer

The surname TRAMMER originated in Germany, first appearing around the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "trammen," meaning "to tread" or "to tread upon." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as an occupational surname to those who worked in professions that involved treading, such as grape treaders in vineyards or those who operated treadmills.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name TRAMMER can be found in the town records of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1587, where a certain Hans Trammer is listed as a vintner. This lends credence to the theory that the name was initially associated with the wine-making industry.

Another early reference to the surname TRAMMER appears in the church records of Düsseldorf, where a Johannes Trammer is mentioned as a church sexton in 1612. This indicates that the name had spread beyond its initial occupational associations and was being adopted by individuals in other professions.

In the 17th century, the surname TRAMMER can be found in various records across southern Germany, particularly in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Notable individuals from this period include Peter Trammer (1638-1701), a renowned clockmaker from Augsburg, and Johann Trammer (1671-1738), a respected theologian and author from Stuttgart.

As the TRAMMER name spread throughout the German-speaking regions, it also began to appear in varying spellings, such as Tramer, Trämmer, and Trämer. These variations likely arose due to local dialects and the inconsistent spelling conventions of the time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the TRAMMER name outside of Germany can be found in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) in the 18th century, where a Dutch colonial official named Willem Trammer (1712-1778) served as the Governor of Ambon Island.

In the 19th century, the TRAMMER name gained further prominence with individuals like Friedrich Trammer (1816-1890), a celebrated German painter and artist from Munich, and Karl Trammer (1868-1941), a prominent Austrian composer and conductor who was born in Vienna.

As the 20th century dawned, the TRAMMER surname continued to be represented by notable figures, such as Hans Trammer (1901-1977), a German architect and urban planner who played a significant role in the reconstruction of Berlin after World War II, and Ernst Trammer (1914-1998), an Austrian author and journalist known for his works on cultural history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trammer

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

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

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