Holmer Surname
Approximately 3,896 people bear this surname
Holmer Surname Definition:
Local 'the holmer,' one who lived on a holm or home (v. Holm); compare Bridger, Fielder, or Churcher. (a) Occup. 'the heaumer,' a maker of helms or helmets; Old French healme, htaunu. 'Lord, how hasteley the souldyoures buckled their healmes': Hall, Richard III.
Read More About This SurnameHolmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,241 | 1:292,070 | 27,079 |
| Sweden | 1,047 | 1:9,405 | 848 |
| Germany | 859 | 1:93,720 | 11,726 |
| Denmark | 272 | 1:20,753 | 2,081 |
| Brazil | 107 | 1:2,000,695 | 63,541 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Norway | 72 | 1:71,421 | 10,051 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 149 | 1:337,038 | 26,036 |
The alternate forms: Holmér (366), Hölmer (83) & Holmèr (2) are calculated separately.
Holmer (1,222) may also be a first name.
Holmer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local 'the holmer,' one who lived on a holm or home (v. Holm); compare Bridger, Fielder, or Churcher. (a) Occup. 'the heaumer,' a maker of helms or helmets; Old French healme, htaunu. 'Lord, how hasteley the souldyoures buckled their healmes': Hall, Richard III.
Manekyn le Heaumere. Rolls of Parliament.
Alan le Heumer, 16 Edward II: Freemen of York.
(3) Local, 'of Holmer,' a parish two miles from Hereford.
Peter de Homere, Somerset-, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John de Homere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1704. Married — Thomas Homer and Anne Sprigmore: St. Antholin (London).
(English) 1 = Holm (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.
2 Dweller at the Pool in the Hollow [Old English hol, a hollow + mere, a pool]
A dweller by a holm or low ground. See termination ER.
A medieval personal name. A saint bearing it gave name to St. Omer in Picardy, from whence the founder of the family may have come to England-not necessarily, however, since Homerton, Homersham, Homersfield, &c., point distinctly to some Anglo-Saxon proprietor who rejoiced in this poetical designation. The first of the family on record, according to Mr. Dixon, is Thomas de Homere, 1338, who had lands in co. Dorset. A family of Homer have been settled in Staffordshire for centuries. Surnames, p. 37.
Greek, Oμηρρς, a hostage, a pledge or security.
As an English name, not derived from that of the Greek poet. Ferguson thinks it to be from Hamer, according to Grimm, a name under which traces of Thor are still to be found in the popular speech of Germany, and derived, no doubt, from the celebrated hammer or mallet wielded by Thor (from Anglo-Saxon hamor, homer, a hammer); or an Anglo-Saxon form of the Old Norse name Heimir; from Old Norse heim, English home, Scottish, home. He also says Homer may correspond with the German name Homeir; probably from hof-meier, a farm steward. A more reasonable derivation is from Old English and Old French hiaumer, one who fabricates helms, i. e. helmets; from Anglo-Saxon helma, a helm.
The Homers of Dorchester and its neighbourhood possess an ancient Dorset surname. According to Lower, there was a Thomas de Homere in 1338 who held lands in this county; Homer is also the name of an ancient Staffordshire family, and there is a hamlet thus called in the adjoining county of Shropshire.
Holmer Demographics
Average Male Holmer Height
179.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Holmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Holmer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Holmér, Hölmer or Holmèr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Holmer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 118,051st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,870,520 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Holmer reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 226,387th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 1,222 people.
Holmer is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,241 people, or 1 in 292,070. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 14 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 22 percent live.
Holmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Holmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Holmer surname expanded 833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Holmer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States Holmer are 12.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.37% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Holmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning 335,848 kr per year; in Peru they earn 65.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,782 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.94% less than the national average, earning R 133,212 per year; in United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $50,018 CAD per year.
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