The Ramer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,283 people carried this name — #7,752 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,956 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

82 people named Ramer live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 35
St. Gallen 19
Geneva 8
Aargau 6
Vaud 6
Fribourg 5
Thurgau 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 44 people named Ramer live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 23
Buenos Aires Province 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Ramer in American newspapers,
1916–1924.

Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Ramer
The Wolf Point Herald 1924-10-16
Newspaper page from The Weekly Corinthian carrying the name Ramer
The Weekly Corinthian 1916-02-24
Newspaper page from The Weekly Corinthian carrying the name Ramer
The Weekly Corinthian 1916-01-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Ramer in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

207 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ramer. The most, 66, date from the 1940s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 91
Victoria 54
Queensland 27
South Australia 13
Western Australia 10
Tasmania 8
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ramer.

Who carried it

People named Ramer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Salomon Ramer
    Salomon Ramer 1873–1939 · physician
  • John E. Ramer 1869–1926
  • Henry Brubaker Ramer 1876–1960
  • Norbert Ramer 1911–1996 · physician
  • Henry Ramer 1953–2009 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ramer,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States382 records

382 records of the Ramer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 136
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 74
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 72
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 39
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Benjamin Ramer

    Born 1921 in Idaho. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; route man. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Kohler Lawn Cemetery, Nampa, Idaho.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Beni Ramer

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Hannover from Bremen, aged 20; cap maker. From Bialystok, Russia; bound for Brooklyn.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles Earnest Ramer

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1997; buried at Bradshaw Cemetery, Pulaski, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 382 records for Ramer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany53 records

53 records of the Ramer name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 49
  • German applications to settle and marry 4
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Joseph Ramer

    From Litzendorf, Oberfr. Reported missing in the Bavarian casualty list of 31 August 1915 (Brigade Replacement Battalion No. 6).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andreas Ramer

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Dörfleins in 1839; farmer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Bamberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Margaretha Ramer

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Dörfleins in 1860.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Bamberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 53 records for Ramer in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands13 records

13 records of the Ramer name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 7
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Martinus Ramer

    Died 1826 in Tiel, aged 19; tailor.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ida Agnes Ramer

    Married in 1930 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elisabeth Ramer

    In the population register of München, Germany; born 1886 in München, Germany.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Ramer in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Ramer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Ramer

    Sailed from Victoria in 1858 aboard the Havilah, bound for Adelaide, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Ramer

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1881.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilh Ramer

    Sailed from Victoria in 1912 aboard the Roon I, bound for Sydney, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Ramer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Ramer name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lawrence Raymond Ramer

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 58.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Minnie Ramer

    Died 1910 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Roy Ramer

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Ramer name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raoul Leonce Eugene Ramer

    Born 1921 in Revest-des-Brousses; died 1996 in Manosque (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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