Almer Surname
Approximately 2,753 people bear this surname
Almer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylmar' or 'Ailmar.' Several instances occur in Domesday; v. Amery. A common surname in the Hundred Rolls. It was already going out of fashion in the 13th century as a font-name, and is rarely found as such in the 14th century, but it secured hereditary honours as a surname somewhat early, and as a consequence is well represented in our directories.
Read More About This SurnameAlmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 837 | 1:10,174 | 1,356 |
| United States | 569 | 1:637,010 | 51,261 |
| Afghanistan | 299 | 1:107,536 | 2,683 |
| Germany | 289 | 1:278,566 | 29,283 |
| Sweden | 178 | 1:55,319 | 4,278 |
| Switzerland | 119 | 1:69,016 | 8,291 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Hungary | 24 | 1:409,012 | 27,854 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Almér (191) & Almèr (1) are calculated separately.
Almer (8,173) may also be a first name.
Almer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylmar' or 'Ailmar.' Several instances occur in Domesday; v. Amery. A common surname in the Hundred Rolls. It was already going out of fashion in the 13th century as a font-name, and is rarely found as such in the 14th century, but it secured hereditary honours as a surname somewhat early, and as a consequence is well represented in our directories. The 'l' is usually elided in the United States, but this occurred so early as the 13th century.
Aymar Hitche, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Aylmer, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William Aylmar, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Avice Ailmar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John Aylmere, rector of Ingworth, Norfolk, 1353: History of Norfolk.
Thomas Atlmer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1616. Married — Henry Cart writ and Ann Ailmer: St. Antholin (London).
1607. Justinian Aylmer and Catherine Faulkner: Marriage Lic. (London).
AILMER, Emme de Ailmer and Roger de Almere: both of Selkirkshire, rendered homage, 1296. The seal of the latter bears a hunting horn, stringed, and S' Rogerf d' Ainmer. As Roger de Aylemer he accounts in 1304 for the ward of Trequair (Bain, II, p. 198,202, 439,552). Adam Aylmer was a tenant under the earl of Douglas in the vill of Tybris, 1376 (RHM., II, p. 16), and Elizabeth Aimoir appears in Cambuswallace, 1603 (Dunblane).
Ailmarus, AEilmar, or Ailmar, occurs several times in Domesd. as a personal name.
This family trace their name and descent from Ailmer or Athelmare, Earl of Cornwall, in the time of King Ethelred. Allmor, in Welsh, signifies a valley or dale.
Almer Demographics
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Almer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Almer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Almer (Georgian: ალმერ, Russian: Альмер) occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Almér or Almèr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Almer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 158,596th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,647,129 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Almer reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 70,083rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 8,173 people.
This surname is most frequent in Austria, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 10,174. In Austria Almer is most frequent in: Styria, where 71 percent live, Lower Austria, where 11 percent live and Upper Austria, where 7 percent live. Excluding Austria it is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Afghanistan, where 11 percent live.
Almer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Almer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Almer surname rose 1,116 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Almer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Almer are 9.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Almer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,308 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Almer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Almer in the Georgian language | ||
| ალმერ | almer | - |
| Almer in the Russian language | ||
| Альмер | almer | - |
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