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

Waymire, 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 Waymire surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Waymire in America

Waymire is the 14458th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Waymire surname appeared 2,066 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 Waymire.

We can also compare 2010 data for Waymire 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 Waymire

The surname Waymire is of German origin and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, where it was likely derived from a combination of the Old German words "weg" (meaning "way" or "path") and "mire" (meaning "marsh" or "swamp"). This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near or worked on a marshy path.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the town of Augsburg, which mentions a certain "Hans Waymire" as a landowner in the area. The name also appears in several other historical documents from the region, often spelled as "Weymire" or "Weymyr".

In the 16th century, the name Waymire began to spread throughout Germany and neighboring countries, with various branches of the family settling in different regions. One prominent figure from this era was Johann Waymire (1523-1589), a Lutheran theologian and author who served as a professor at the University of Wittenberg.

As the name continued to disperse, it eventually made its way to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. In the late 18th century, a man named Johann Christoph Waymire (1751-1823) emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania, where he established one of the earliest known American branches of the Waymire family.

Other notable individuals with the surname Waymire include:

1. Wilhelm Waymire (1804-1876), a German-born American artist known for his landscape paintings.
2. Eliza Waymire (1835-1919), an American educator and suffragist who founded several schools for girls in Ohio.
3. Henry Waymire (1861-1938), a businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1909 to 1913.
4. Gertrude Waymire (1879-1957), an American novelist and playwright whose works explored themes of rural life and social justice.
5. Walter Waymire (1900-1982), a professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1920s.

While the name Waymire is not among the most common surnames globally, it has left a lasting mark on various aspects of history, from academia and the arts to politics and sports.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Waymire

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

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

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