Kallmeyer Family History
Kallmeyer Name Meaning
German: from a Germanized form of Slavic kal ‘marshland bog’ or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc ‘lime’ + Middle High German meier ‘tenant farmer’ (see Meyer ) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022