Last Name PRIMMER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The primer. Probably a priest whose duty it was to conduct 'prime.'
Origin English, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 26,361 (2000 US census) 12,155 (1990 US census)
Count 871 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.65%, or 807 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.79%, or 33 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.57%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.95%, or 17 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.03%, or 9 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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