Rohmer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Rohmer originally referred to a pilgrim or merchant traveling to Rome.

Early Origins of the Rohmer family

The surname Rohmer was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Rohmer family

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Rohmer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Romer, Rohmer, Roehmer, Römer, Roemer, von Roemer, von Romer, Romayer, Raumayer, Raumair, Raum, Roem and many more.

Early Notables of the Rohmer family

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Rohmer Ranking

In France, the name Rohmer is the 4,031^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Rohmer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rohmer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henrich Rohmer, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1738

Rohmer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adam Rohmer, who settled in America in 1854
Adam Rohmer, aged 16, who landed in America in 1854 2
Marg Rohmer, aged 30, who arrived in America in 1854 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Rohmer (post 1700) +

Sax Rohmer (1883-1959), English novelist
Major-General (Ret'd) Richard Rohmer OC, CMM, DFC, O.Ont, CD (b. 1924), Canadian military aviator
Paul Rohmer (1876-1977), French physician, considered the father of modern pædiatrics in eastern France after World War I
Ann Rohmer (b. 1958), Canadian television personality
Sax Rohmer (1886-1959), English author
Eric Rohmer (1920-2010), French film director, writer, and actor

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)