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Where did the German Romer family come from? What is the German 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?

The name Romer 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 Romer research. Another 215 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1470, 1693, 1708, and 1790 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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  2. Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
  3. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  4. Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
  5. Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
  6. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  7. Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
  8. Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
  9. Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
  10. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The Romer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Romer 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 16 March 2010 at 08:02.

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