The Helmer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,674 people carried this name — #6,049 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,100 people counted. That is up 10% from 5,170 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 434 people named Helmer.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 162 people named Helmer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Helmer live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
272 people named Helmer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Helmer in American newspapers,
1890–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 559,641 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Helmer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adam Helmer 1754–1830 · military personnel -
Hermann Helmer 1849–1919 · architect -
Hermann Helmer 1849–1919 · architect
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Bessie Bradwell Helmer 1858–1927 · lawyer -
Gilbert Helmer 1864–1944 · teacher -
Lukas Helmer 1726–1760 · jurist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Helmer.
- Helley 117 · U.S. census
- Hellier 192 · U.S. census
- Hellmann 1,458 · U.S. census
- Helly 130 · U.S. census
- Helm 11,649 · U.S. census
- Helme 372 · U.S. census
- Helmlinger 374 · U.S. census
- Helmstetter 741 · U.S. census
- Helo 264 · U.S. census
- Helou 426 · U.S. census
- Helvig 221 · U.S. census
- Helwig 2,863 · U.S. census
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