Rymer Surname

69,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Rymer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rhymer,' poet, versifier, singer. Middle English rime or ryme. In South-west Lancashire Rimmer has ramified very strongly; but it was spelt Rymer in the 16th century.

Roger Rymer, of Walton, 1579: Wills at Chester.

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Rymer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8971:93,01010,444
England1,1631:47,9096,004
Poland6611:57,5029,064
Dominican Republic3851:27,0991,663
Australia3161:85,4299,880
British Virgin Islands1291:24550
Canada961:383,80834,152
France681:976,805110,007
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Wales461:67,2725,910
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6761:36,0584,694
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5701:88,1039,135

Rymer (102) may also be a first name.

Rymer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rhymer,' poet, versifier, singer. Middle English rime or ryme. In South-west Lancashire Rimmer has ramified very strongly; but it was spelt Rymer in the 16th century.

Roger Rymer, of Walton, 1579: Wills at Chester.

Peter Rymer, of North Meols, 1591: ibid.

William Rymer, of Formby, 1614: ibid.

John Rimmer, of Formby, 1615: ibid.

Gilbert Rimmer, of North Meols, 1617: ibid.

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

= Rimer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(from an ancestor's occupation) Rymer is the Yiddish version of Rymarz, the Polish for “a saddler” or “harness maker.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Doubtless a person skilled in making verses, like the far-famed Scotchman, Thomas the Rhymer. King Henry II. kept a court poet, or poet-laureate, called Master Henry the Versifier, and paid him one hundred shillings per annum for his poesy. Still earlier, Henry I. had a bard who wrote laudatory verses about his master, and was called Walo Versificator. Warton's Hist, of English Poetry, vol. i. p. 47. These old court-poets were called Archipoetce.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk Or from the German, Reimer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rymer: a reciter of poems and ballads.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

The Rymers of Chepstow and its vicinity are probably connected with a family of clothiers, called Rimer, who lived in Minchin Hampton early last century (Bigl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rymer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rymer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rymer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rymer.

How Common Is The Last Name Rymer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,802nd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,027,863 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Rymer reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rymer is also the 935,178th most common given name internationally, borne by 102 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,897 people, or 1 in 93,010. In The United States it is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 15 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Rymer occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.

Rymer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rymer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rymer surname expanded 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rymer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rymer surname is chiefly Quaker (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rymer last name are 24.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rymer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.51% less than the national average, earning 268,177 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning R 275,676 per year; in United States they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $42,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $47,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raymer919,699/
Reymer913,153/
Rhymer912,661/
Rymert9122/
Rymmer9118/
Ryhmer916/
Ryomer913/
Rymerd912/
Rymerz911/
Roymer911/
Ruymer910/
Ryme8917/
Reymert8371/
Ryttmer8310/
Raymier832/
Reymier832/
Rahymer831/
Rhymmer831/
Raymert830/
Raymere830/
Remer803,978/
Rimer803,829/
Rayme802,607/
Rhyme80547/
Rymes80243/
Reyme80205/
Rymeš80125/
Rämer8093/
Rymeh804/
Royme802/
Rémer801/
Rymez801/
Rymie800/
Ruymr800/
Rymerová7712/
Rymerova774/
Reimer7347,554/
Rimmer7319,811/
Riemer7319,472/
Reamer732,905/
Rhymes732,498/
Remmer731,445/
Rejmer731,077/
Rehmer731,043/
Raimer73876/
Reumer73609/
Resmer73503/
Remeur73486/
Reemer73376/
Rimert73118/
Raymes73111/
Remere73101/
Raymie7396/
Remier7377/
Rajmer7366/
Remert7361/
Rimeur7356/
Rymets7351/
Rihmer7343/
Rijmer7341/
Rähmer7339/
Rhimer7332/
Rimere7320/
Rhemer7318/
Reymes7318/
Ryhmes7314/
Raymey7313/
Remeer7313/
Rismer7311/
Rhymez739/
Rämmer738/
Rjmeer737/
Rhymie737/
Hrämer736/
Raymee736/
Rämert735/
Rhymee735/
Reymez734/
Ritmer734/
Ryomei734/
Rimerz733/
Roymme733/
Rimier732/
Remeir732/
Ruimer732/
Remerz732/
Rémier732/
Hremer732/
Rymmei731/
Raymet731/
Raymir731/
Roimer731/
Reymie731/
Riomer731/
Rojmer731/
Rymirt731/
Raymme731/
Reymee731/
Rimerd730/
Remear730/
Remger730/
Reymir730/
Raymerova714/
Reymerova713/
Roohymehr711/
Rime677,183/
Reme675,288/
Remmert674,026/
Reimert671,134/
Reimmer67736/
Reijmer67465/
Riehmer67155/
Rettmer67115/
Ryma67100/
Rittmer6799/
Rajmeer6773/
Reimeir6758/
Rimmert6757/
Roimier6745/
Reemmer6741/
Reismer6737/
Rheumer6736/
Reymair6734/
Reihmer6723/
Räme6723/
Remr6713/
Rymi6710/
Rheimer679/
Rejmert679/
Raymetz678/
Rahymes676/
Rimmeir675/
Rimmier674/
Rème674/
Riemmer673/
Remmier672/
Reamear672/
Reamier672/
Raimerz672/
Reimier672/
Remierz672/
Hrymets672/
Rehymed672/
Raimehr671/
Raimert671/
Reahmer671/
Rehmeir671/
Remerre671/
Remmerd671/
Reymets671/
Raymire671/
Raymitr671/
Reimere671/
Riemier671/
Raimere671/
Raymayr671/
Reemeer671/
Riemeer671/
Rême671/
Rujhmer671/
D'Remer671/
Rehtmer671/
Rymj671/
Rehmeer671/
Rhaimer671/
Rjme671/
Hrymech671/
Raimmer670/
Reimerd670/
Reimeur670/
Reammer670/
Rhiemer670/
Reitmer670/
Rhemerz670/
Rrimmer670/
Resmert670/
Rehmger670/
Reimher670/
Reimerz670/
Raismer670/
Rreemer670/

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