Wymer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wymer family

The surname Wymer was first found in Rostock, where the branch of the family Wichmer was recorded as early as 1266. As the family became more numerous, members migrated to different areas throughout Europe. In 1325, a branch of the name Wymekonis was recorded in Luebeck. In 1408 another branch was established in the Dutch region of Friesland.

Early History of the Wymer family

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Wymer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wiemer, Wiemers, Wiemar, Wiemken, Wichmer, Wickmer, Wykmer, Wymer, Weimer, Weimers and many more.

Early Notables of the Wymer family

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Wymer Ranking

In the United States, the name Wymer is the 11,122^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Wymer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wymer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Wymer, who arrived in Maryland in 1749 2
Jacob Wymer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2

Wymer migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wymer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Wymer, Jr., English convict from Norfolk, who was transported aboard the "Argyle" on March 5th, 1831, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Wymer (post 1700) +

Beth Wymer (1972-1993), American NCAA champion gymnast in the uneven bars three consecutive years from 1993-1995
Mary B. Wymer, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Sunset Hills, Missouri, 2010 4
Dr John James Wymer (1928-2006), British archaeologist who specialized in the Palaeolithic period

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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Argyle voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1831 with 251 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/argyle/1831
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html