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Early Origins of the Stormer family

The surname Stormer was first found in Mecklenburg and Pomerania, where the name became known for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society in northern Germany. 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. Chronicles first mention Arnold Storm of Rostock in 1283, and M. Stormere, also of Rostock, in 1302.

Early History of the Stormer family

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Stormer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Storm, Stormer, Stoermer, Stormere, Stormen and many more.

Early Notables of the Stormer family

Prominent bearers of the name Stormer at this time were Theodor Woldsen Storm (1817-88), who was one of the greatest writers of the later 19th century. He came from...
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Stormer Ranking

In the United States, the name Stormer is the 16,328th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Stormer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stormer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Deobald Stormer, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738
  • Christoph Stormer, who settled in Philadelphia in 1749
Stormer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Adam Stormer, who landed in America in 1833 [2]
  • Hermann Stormer, who arrived in America in 1833 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Stormer (post 1700) +

  • John A. Stormer, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1964 [3]
  • Horst Stormer (b. 1949), German physicist, Nobel laureate and emeritus professor at Columbia University
  • Leif Størmer (1905-1979), Norwegian paleontologist and geologist
  • Erling Størmer (b. 1937), Norwegian mathematician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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