Blackmer Family History

English:: from the Middle English personal name Blakmer (Old English Blæcmǣr from blæc ‘black’ + mǣre ‘famous’).

Habitational name from one or more of the many places called Blackmore, Blackmoor or Blakemere such as Blackmore End in Kimpton (Hertfordshire), Blakemere (Herefordshire), and Blackmoor (Hampshire) which are named with either Old English blæc ‘black, dark’ + Old English mōr ‘moor, marshy ground’ or mere ‘mere, lake’.

Variant of Blackmore.