Roemer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Roemer family

The surname Roemer was first found in Lincolnshire where "the first of this name on record is Gerald de Romare, feudal lord of Bolingbroke whose son, William de Romare was in 1118 Governor of Newmarch, Normandy, and in arms against Hugh de Gournay, then in rebellion." 1

"A castle was built [at Bolingbroke] by William de Romara, Earl of Lincoln, of which his descendant, Alicia de Lacey, was dispossessed by Edward II. Henry IV. was born in this fortress, and from it took the name of Henry of Bolingbroke: it was nearly demolished in the civil wars, the south-west tower being all that remains." 2

William de Roumare (fl. 1140) Earl of Lincoln, "was son of Roger Fitzgerald and grandson of Gerald, steward of Duke William of Normandy, who about 1064 obtained a fief in the Roumois on condition of rendering service at Neufmarché-en-Lions." 3

Early History of the Roemer family

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Roemer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Romer, Romare, Romair, Romar and others.

Early Notables of the Roemer family

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Roemer Ranking

In the United States, the name Roemer is the 8,253^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Roemer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Roemer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Georg Roemer, who arrived in New Jersey in 1709 5
Charlotta Amalia Roemer, who landed in Frederick County, Maryland in 1720 5
Johann Nicolaus Roemer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 5
Johann Michael Roemer, who arrived in Frederick County, Maryland in 1738 5
Mathias Roemer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 5
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Roemer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonie Roemer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1802 5
Charles Roemer, aged 25, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 5
Paul Adolf Roemer, who landed in Iowa in 1845 5
Mr. Ferdinand Roemer, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845, he returned to Germany in 1847 after writing a book
Mr. Joh. Roemer, aged 25, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Herschel"
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Contemporary Notables of the name Roemer (post 1700) +

Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III (1943-2021), American politician, investor, and banker who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992
John E. Roemer (b. 1945), American economist and political scientist
William F. Roemer Jr. (1926-1996), American FBI agent for 30 years, known for his legendary battle against organized crime
Elizabeth Roemer (1929-2016), American astronomer, professor at the University of Arizona, eponym of the inner main-belt asteroid 1657 Roemera
Timothy John "Tim" Roemer (b. 1956), American politician, United States Ambassador to India (2009-2011), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (1991-2003)
Emile Gerardus Maria Roemer (b. 1962), Dutch politician, Leader of the Socialist Party (2010-)
Andrés Roemer (b. 1963), Mexican diplomat, former UNESCO Ambassador in Paris, France for Mexico
Johann Jacob Roemer (1763-1819), Swiss physician and naturalist
Friedrich Adolph Roemer (1809-1869), German geologist
Ferdinand von Roemer (1818-1891), German geologist, brother of Friedrich Adolph Roemer

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)