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Where did the German Rohm family come from? What is the German Rohm family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rohm family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rohm family history?

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

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

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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rohm research. Another 215 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1470, 1693, 1708, and 1790 are included under the topic Early Rohm History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Rohm Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rohm Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Joh Barth Rohm, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1771

Rohm Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Samuel Rohm, who landed in New York, NY in 1850
  • Marie Sophie Philippine Dauster Rohm, who arrived in America in 1858
  • Christian Rohm, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860
  • William Rohm, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1866
  • Theodore Rohm, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878


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  • Elisabeth Rohm (b. 1973), German-born American television actress
  • Jackson Rohm, American country /pop musician
  • Ernst Röhm (1887-1934), German soldier
  • Otto Karl Julius Rohm (1876-1939), one of the German founders and a longtime president of the Röhm und Haas chemical company
  • Maria Rohm (b. 1945), Austrian actress


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  2. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
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  5. Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
  6. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  7. Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
  8. Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
  9. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Rohm Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rohm Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 19 March 2012 at 10:46.

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