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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rummel, Rommel, Rumel, Rummell, Rommell, Rommell and many more.

First found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rommel research. Another 175 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1539, 1705, 1751, and 1828 are included under the topic Early Rommel History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rommel Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Johan Yerick Rommel, aged 50, landed in Pennsylvania in 1748
  • Valentine Rommel, aged 22, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748
  • Gottfried Rommel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749
  • Christoph Rommel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749
  • Christian Rommel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1774

Rommel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Carl Rommel, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1819
  • Friedrich Rommel, who landed in America in 1847
  • Augusta Rommel, who landed in New York, NY in 1850
  • Michael Rommel, who landed in America in 1853
  • Jakob Rommel, who arrived in America in 1860


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  • Edwin Americus Rommel (1897-1970), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (1891-1944), one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II, known as Desert Fox
  • Manfred Rommel (b. 1928), German politician


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  1. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  2. Tarneller, Josef. Zur Namenkunde Tirolen Familiennamen. Bozen: Buchhandlung, 1923. Print.
  3. Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
  4. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  5. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  6. Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
  7. Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
  8. Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
  9. Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
  10. Götze, Alfred. Familiennamen im badischen Oberland. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1918. Print.
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The Rommel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rommel 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 23 September 2010 at 15:40.

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