Kromer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Kromer family

The surname Kromer was first found in Silesia and Bohemia, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. The name Kroh or Krohe was common in mediaeval Germany, as it meant "grau" (in English, "grey"). Chronicles mention Dietrich Kro of Prague in 1411. The endings "-er," "-man," "-meier," "-mayer," and "-au" were often quite interchangeable in early German names, and chronicles first mention Peter Kromer of Liegnitz in 1381.

Early History of the Kromer family

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Kromer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kro, Krohe, Krahe, Krohm, Krohme, Kromen, Krome, Kromar, Kromm, Krommer, Krohme, Krommen, Kromeyer, Kromeier, Kromayer, Krommaier, Krommeyer, Krommayer, Kromenau and many more.

Early Notables of the Kromer family

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Kromer Ranking

In the United States, the name Kromer is the 15,775^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Kromer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kromer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Georg Kromer, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1740
Johann Wilhelm Kromer, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1753
Johan Wilhelm Kromer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Leonhart Kromer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1767 2

Kromer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anna Barbara and Conrad Kromer, who settled in New Orleans in 1820
Friederich Kromer, who arrived in America in 1847 2
Christian Kromer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1859 2
Frederich Kromer, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1870 2
William H Kromer, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1870 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Kromer (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General Hayes Adlai Kromer (1890-1975), American Military Attaché to Brazil (1944-1945) 3
Tom Kromer (1906-1969), American writer, best known for his one novel, Waiting for Nothing, the life of a hobo in the 1930s
Major General Leon Benjamin Kromer (1876-1966), Chief of U. S. Cavalry, head football coach at the United States Military Academy (1901)
Aaron Kromer, American NFL running back coach for the New Orleans Saints
Jay W. Kromer, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960 4
Herman Kromer, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Cayuga County, 1935, 1936 4
Charles C. Kromer, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872 4
Arthur E. Kromer, American Republican politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 37th District, 1957-62 4
Marcin Kromer (1512-1589), 16th century Prince-Bishop of Warmia

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Hayes Kromer. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Kromer/Hayes_Adlai/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html