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Early Origins of the Bohmer family

The surname Bohmer was first found in Prussia, where the name Bohmer made a great early contribution to the feudal society of early Europe. The name Bohmer became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses where family members played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts which resulted as each group sought to maximize its power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Bohmer family

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Bohmer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bohmer, Bohmmer, Bohemer, Boehmer, Boehmmer, Boehemer, Boemer, Boemmer, Bohmert, Boehmert, Bohme and many more.

Early Notables of the Bohmer family

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United States Bohmer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bohmer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henrich Bohmer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 [1]
  • Johann Christ Bohmer, who settled in Philadelphia in 1749
  • Johannes Bohmer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 [1]
  • Johann Peter Bohmer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 [1]
  • Johan Wilhelm Bohmer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 [1]
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Bohmer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joh Bernh Bohmer, aged 29, who arrived in America in 1814 [1]
  • G. Bohmer, age 32, settled in Baltimore in 1820
  • Bernard Theodore Bohmer, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 [1]
  • Albert Bohmer, who landed in America in 1844 [1]
  • Frederick Bohmer, aged 29, who landed in Missouri in 1845 [1]
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bohmer (post 1700) +

  • Frank H. Bohmer, American politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from New Britain, 1932 [2]
  • Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer (b. 1936), German politician, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt (2002-)
  • Johann Friedrich Böhmer (1795-1863), German historian

Bismarck
  • Ernst Böhmer (1915-1941), German Fähnrich zur See who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking [3]


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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