Kirmeyer Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kirmeyer Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Kirchmeier, “the operator of a church farm.” As a Jewish family name it indicates an official in the synagogue (gabbai).

Kirmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Kirmeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Kirchmeier, “the operator of a church farm.” As a Jewish family name it indicates an official in the synagogue (gabbai).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Kirmeyer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kirmeyer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kirmeyer occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kirmeyer live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 13 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Kirmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kirmeyer last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Kirmeyer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $45,846 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirmeyer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis