Last Name RAYMER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning 'Roemur,' one who extols, praises, boasts. 'Raumer,' German, a person employed in clearing or cleaning.
Origin Dutch, Jewish

Rank 6,877 (2000 US census) 6,788 (1990 US census)
Count 4,507 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.9%, or 4232 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.82%, or 82 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 19 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.53%, or 24 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.53%, or 69 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.8%, or 81 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Double-barrelled surnames

 Can you lose your identity in a double-barrelled surname?

So, you are getting married and thinking about creating a double-barrel surname from yours and your future spouse’s surnames. Maybe there is another reason you want that type of surname. Somethin...

Celebrity last names

 Not all celebrities were blessed with the perfect Hollywood names, but all their names look perfectly Hollywood like don't they?
It is likely the case that some of the celebrities were born under names that differ from the one they are known now. We looked at som...

Census 2000: how many distinct surnames are there?

 Even after applying various edits and acceptance criteria to the names, there are a sizable number of unique names in the population. Over 6 million last names were identified. Many of these names were either unique (occurred once)...

©2015 ANC Labs Inc | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | View in: Classic | Mobile