Roemer Family History
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Roemer Name Meaning
nickname for a pilgrim, Middle High German Rœmer (literally ‘Roman’). habitational name for someone from Rom near Ludwigslust or Röhmen in Württemberg. nickname from Middle Low German romer ‘braggart’. from a personal name composed of the Old High German elements hrod ‘renown’ + mari ‘outstanding’, ‘famous’. habitational name from a house so named because of its situation near Roman remains, as for example the Frankfurt city hall.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Romer, Remer, Roeber, Rohmer, Roeger, Reder, Riemer, Roever, Sommer