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

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

First found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, [1] indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Revesby held by Ivor Tailbois who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Romer research. Another 213 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1142, 1296, 1680, 1754, and 1890 are included under the topic Early Romer History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Romer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Johan Romer, who landed in New York in 1709
  • George Romer, aged 30, landed in New York in 1710
  • Johan Michael Romer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Johan Friederich Romer, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1741
  • Amalia Romer, who settled in Philadelphia in 1752


Romer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Heinrich Romer, who landed in America in 1834
  • Charles Romer, aged 25, landed in Missouri in 1840
  • Tom Romer, aged 33, arrived in Key West, Fla in 1843
  • Johannes Romer, who landed in Texas in 1845
  • Elis Romer, who arrived in America in 1846


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  • Alfred Sherwood Romer (1894-1973), American paleontologist
  • Roy R Romer (b. 1928), American politician, Governor of Colorado (1987-1999)
  • Christina Romer (b. 1958), U.S. economist, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
  • Paul Michael Romer (b. 1955), American economist
  • Eugeniusz Romer (1871-1954), Polish cartographer
  • John Romer (b. 1941), British Egyptologist
  • John Romer, 19th century Governor of Bombay


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  1. ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

Other References

  1. Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
  2. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  3. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  4. Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
  5. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
  6. Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
  7. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  8. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
  9. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  10. Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6).
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