Rimmer Surname
Approximately 19,811 people bear this surname
Rimmer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rhymer,' poet, versifier, singer. Middle English rime or ryme. In South-west Lancashire Rimmer has ramified very strongly; but it was spelt Rymer in the 16th century.
Roger Rymer, of Walton, 1579: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameRimmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,319 | 1:5,400 | 754 |
| United States | 4,393 | 1:82,508 | 9,373 |
| Australia | 1,179 | 1:22,897 | 3,154 |
| Canada | 938 | 1:39,281 | 4,921 |
| Russia | 532 | 1:270,908 | 28,280 |
| Israel | 511 | 1:16,747 | 2,513 |
| Wales | 399 | 1:7,756 | 863 |
| New Zealand | 360 | 1:12,579 | 2,194 |
| Denmark | 194 | 1:29,096 | 3,013 |
| Germany | 187 | 1:430,510 | 38,755 |
| Scotland | 182 | 1:29,417 | 3,073 |
| South Africa | 174 | 1:311,366 | 29,669 |
| Kazakhstan | 70 | 1:252,607 | 22,189 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Isle of Man | 35 | 1:2,452 | 488 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,907 | 1:4,967 | 751 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 335 | 1:149,907 | 13,916 |
Rimmer (188) may also be a first name.
Rimmer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rhymer,' poet, versifier, singer. Middle English rime or ryme. In South-west Lancashire Rimmer has ramified very strongly; but it was spelt Rymer in the 16th century.
Roger Rymer, of Walton, 1579: Wills at Chester.
Peter Rymer, of North Meols, 1591: ibid.
William Rymer, of Formby, 1614: ibid.
John Rimmer, of Formby, 1615: ibid.
Gilbert Rimmer, of North Meols, 1617: ibid.
(Anglo-French) Poet, Minstrel [Middle English rymer, rymour, rymeur, rimour; from Middle English Old French rime, rime, metre; either from Latin rhythm-us, rhythm, or O.H.Ger. rím, number] Roger le Rymeur.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1246.
“Thomas the Rymour [Thomas of Erceldoune], the first Scottish poet.”
(English) Calculator, Accountant [Old English rímere] The form Rimmer is found in the early 17th cent.
User-submitted Reference
This surname has several possible etymologies.
The Rimmer surname is a derivative of Rymer.
The Rimmer surname originated from England and, more specifically, North West England. Even that can be narrowed down to South-West Lancashire. Centuries ago, much of South-West Lancashire was covered by a body of water known as Martin Mere. This surname is derived from rim of the Mere.
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Average Rimmer Salary in
United States
$41,174 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rimmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rimmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rimmer (Arabic: ريمر, Georgian: რიმმერ, Marathi: िरमेर, Russian: Риммер) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rimmer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 27,115th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 367,854 people. Rimmer is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Rimmer are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 663,277th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 188 people.
Rimmer is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 10,319 people, or 1 in 5,400. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 29 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Rimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rimmer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,735 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rimmer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Methodist (70%) in Ireland and Orthodox (93%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Rimmer last name are 13.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.37% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rimmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.31% more than the national average, earning R 364,332 per year; in United States they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $41,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $49,119 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rimmer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rimmer in the Georgian language | ||
| რიმმერ | rimmer | - |
| Rimmer in the Marathi language | ||
| िरमेर | iramera | - |
| Rimmer in the Russian language | ||
| Риммер | rimmer | - |
| Rimmer in the Arabic language | ||
| ريمر | rymr | - |
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