Romer Surname
Approximately 11,062 people bear this surname
Romer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the romer,' i.e. the pilgrim to Rome, a pilgrim.
'And religiouse romeris': Piers Issue Rolls.
'And alle Rome renneres'. ibid.
Cristiana la Romere, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameRomer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,661 | 1:77,764 | 8,884 |
| Germany | 1,792 | 1:44,925 | 5,889 |
| Switzerland | 944 | 1:8,700 | 1,426 |
| Indonesia | 805 | 1:164,285 | 15,976 |
| Australia | 322 | 1:83,838 | 9,718 |
| Netherlands | 306 | 1:55,187 | 9,490 |
| France | 284 | 1:233,883 | 36,253 |
| Bahamas | 275 | 1:1,425 | 250 |
| England | 227 | 1:245,454 | 19,989 |
| Argentina | 150 | 1:284,956 | 22,842 |
| Brazil | 132 | 1:1,621,775 | 53,533 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Venezuela | 127 | 1:237,827 | 6,027 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| South Africa | 111 | 1:488,087 | 40,113 |
| Taiwan | 72 | 1:325,621 | 2,606 |
| Denmark | 72 | 1:78,399 | 7,655 |
| Spain | 57 | 1:820,211 | 33,492 |
| Croatia | 44 | 1:96,105 | 15,577 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Panama | 32 | 1:122,258 | 4,322 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 1:1,516,633 | 6,309 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 123 | 1:198,174 | 15,835 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 807 | 1:62,229 | 6,801 |
The alternate forms: Römer (22,612), Rómer (58) & Rõmer (1) are calculated separately.
Romer (20,627) may also be a first name.
Romer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the romer,' i.e. the pilgrim to Rome, a pilgrim.
'And religiouse romeris': Piers Issue Rolls.
'And alle Rome renneres'. ibid.
Cristiana la Romere, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1675. Married — Crisstopher Romor and Martha Browne: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1772. — Andrew Romer and Diana Shaw: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Roamer, Wanderer; prop. Pilgrim to Rome [Middle English romer(e, Old French romier; from Latin Roma, Rome] And religiouse romeris [variant romares] Recordare in hir [their] cloistres.—Piers Plowman, 2321-2.
A roamer, a wanderer; perhaps a pilgrim. Perhaps a corruption of Romare.
Or Be Roumare, from Roumare near Rouen, Normandy. Geroldus the Bapifer granted 1067 his church of Roumare to St. Amand, Rouen. He had issue Robert Fitz-Gerold de Roumara (father of William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln) and Edward of Salisbury, Viscount of Wilts, living 1119, whose grandson, Patrick of Salisbury, was created Earl of S. by Matilda. William I., Earl of Lincoln, had a son William II., whose son William III. returned the fees of his barony in Lincoln in 1165 as 58, and in 1194 was with Richard I. in Normandy (Bowles, History of Laycock Abbey; Banks, Bonn, and Ext. Bar.). Collaterals, viz. William, John, aud Matthew de Romara, occur in Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Erenborc de Romara 1195 (Ib.); and the forest and estate of Romare are also mentioned. The name in England derives from some collateral branch.
From the Old Norse, Raumr (?); from the Dutch, Römer; from the Flemish, Romer; a personal name Romieu is on the Huguenot Roll. In ancient times, one who had made the pilgrimage to Rome was called a Romer.
Romer: is Romare.
Romer Demographics
Average Romer Salary in
United States
$46,142 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Romer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Romer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Romer (Arabic: رومر, Russian: Ромер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Römer, Rómer or Rõmer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Romer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 46,842nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 658,791 people. The last name Romer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Romer live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Romer is also the 36,965th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 20,627 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,661 people, or 1 in 77,764. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States Romer is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and Switzerland, where 9 percent live.
Romer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Romer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Romer surname expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Romer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Romer surname are 8.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Romer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.94% more than the national average, earning 473,934 kr per year; in Peru they earn 181.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,497 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.3% more than the national average, earning R 338,160 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.39% less than the national average, earning $19,208,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $46,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $51,447 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Romer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Romer in the Russian language | ||
| Ромер | romer | - |
| Romer in the Arabic language | ||
| رومر | rwmr | - |
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