Almer Surname

158,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

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.

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Almer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria8371:10,1741,356
United States5691:637,01051,261
Afghanistan2991:107,5362,683
Germany2891:278,56629,283
Sweden1781:55,3194,278
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Indonesia1131:1,170,34783,147
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Canada371:995,82774,831
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Denmark111:513,15632,022
France101:6,642,272293,169
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ailmarus, AEilmar, or Ailmar, occurs several times in Domesd. as a personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Almér93191/
Almèr931/
Almeer911,751/
Allmer911,328/
Aylmer91954/
Halmer91722/
Ahlmer91203/
Almert91161/
Almere91103/
Galmer9147/
Almeir9119/
Ealmer914/
Aulmer914/
Almger914/
Almerd914/
Alhmer913/
Aalmer912/
Almier912/
Almerz911/
Ailmer911/
Almear911/
Almerr911/
Almmer911/
Alme891,431/
Hallmer83107/
Allmere8397/
Almgeer8339/
Allmert8310/
Hailmer836/
Almeher834/
Gaulmer832/
Almerth832/
Gallmer831/
Halmear831/
Allmier831/
Galmeer831/
Almeire831/
Aalmeer831/
Almesre831/
Almheir831/
Aylemer830/
Aylmier830/
Allmeyr830/
Elmer8014,366/
Halme804,491/
Almea801,763/
Almes80847/
Almed80585/
Olmer80536/
Almey80425/
Almet80327/
Galme80167/
Almir80109/
Almyr8044/
Almeu8040/
Almee8040/
Almez8036/
Almre8030/
Almei8026/
Almeh8020/
Almie8019/
Allme806/
Almej805/
Ealme805/
Aalme803/
Ahlme802/
Alhme802/
Ailme802/
Aslme801/
Aulme801/
Almerová7728/
Hallmert7714/
Almerova7711/
Hallmere778/
Almeardh777/
Aalmgeer774/
Alhmeerh772/
Almahier771/
Gallmeyr770/
Hallmeir770/
Helmer7317,138/
Holmer733,896/
Ellmer731,813/
Almgir73556/
Halmes73485/
Aileme73340/
Alhmed73334/
Olmert73256/
Elmeir73215/
Elmeer73201/
Halmey73186/
Halmeš73164/
Ohlmer73151/
Almair73150/
Elmier73147/
Almire7385/
Hölmer7383/
Gaulme7380/
Almesh7366/
Allmäe7361/
Almeid7358/
Golmer7347/
Halmet7344/
Olmier7342/
Allmér7339/
Allmyr7328/
Allmey7325/
Almeas7325/
Hallme7323/
Eilmer7323/
Almech7321/
Ollmer7316/
Halmee7311/
Almhed7310/
Galmey738/
Halmei737/
Ahlmér736/
Almett735/
Aselme735/
Halmeh735/
Haulme735/
Almije735/
Allmet734/
Ealeme734/
Almmed733/
Almeea733/
Halmir733/
Allmed732/
Eulmer732/
Almetz732/
Elmmer732/
Almeed732/
Almyre732/
Öhlmer732/
Halmie732/
Aglime732/
Hailme732/
Ealmes731/
Ehlmer731/
Gaalme731/
Halmre731/
Almeds731/
Almeey731/
Atlmes731/
Oelmer731/
Halmea731/
Halmøe731/
Galmér731/
Almeys731/
Almhea731/
Almheu731/
Almhjr731/
Almayr731/
Almees731/
Almoir731/
Almieh731/
Halmed731/
Alhmey731/
Almeet731/
Almihe731/
Eylmer730/
Oulmer730/
Allmerová716/
Haselmeir716/
Hattlemer711/
Asselmeir711/
Alma6714,238/
Almi6712,416/
Almy672,534/
Hellmer671,504/
Gollmer671,150/
Hollmer67331/
Heaulme67252/
Olme67125/
Halmheu67108/
Heilmer67105/
Hoelmer6798/
Höllmer6796/
Allmett6755/
Ollmert6738/
Aalmgir6731/
Eylemer6728/
Almé6721/
Halmess6719/
Halmayr6717/
Holmear6717/
Almehed6713/
Hallmey6712/
Allmets6712/
Holmert6711/
Olhmeir679/
Alhmeed676/
Almeids674/
Ohlmeir674/
Hallmyr674/
Hasselmeir673/
Halmeid673/
Ahalmed672/
Helmier671/
Hallmes671/
Almeidh671/
Almeidz671/
Alhmair671/
Asselme671/
Halmire671/
Auselme671/
Almaire671/
Olhmier671/
Halmeet671/
Halmhey671/
Halmieh671/
Halmmey671/
Hallmäe671/
Almá671/
Almeedh671/
Almeesh671/
Attelme671/
D'Almeÿ671/
Almahey671/
Almahie671/
Almehha671/
Heelmer670/
Holmger670/
Hallmie670/
Allmire670/
Allmair670/
Holmier670/
Halmech670/
Hoolmer670/
Helmeir670/
Ohlmier670/
Ollmier670/

Almer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almer in the Georgian language
ალმერalmer-
Almer in the Russian language
Альмерalmer-

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