Show ContentsRaumer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Raumer originally referred to a pilgrim or merchant traveling to Rome.

Early Origins of the Raumer family

The surname Raumer was 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.

Early History of the Raumer family

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Raumer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Romer, Rohmer, Roehmer, Römer, Roemer, von Roemer, von Romer, Romayer, Raumayer, Raumair, Raum, Roem and many more.

Early Notables of the Raumer family

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United States Raumer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Raumer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Casper Raumer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
Raumer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Adolph Raumer, aged 14, who arrived in North America in 1863 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Raumer (post 1700) +

  • Rudolf von Raumer (1815-1876), German philologist and linguist, known for his extensive research of the German language, son of Karl Georg von Raumer
  • Karl Georg von Raumer (1783-1865), German geologist and educator, born in Wörlitz
  • Hans Friedrich Wilhem Ernst von Raumer (1870-1965), German politician of the German People's Party, Reichsschatzminister (Treasury), Weimar Republic (1920-1921)
  • Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer (1781-1873), German historian, the first scientific historian to popularise history in German


  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)


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