The Raymer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,436 people carried this name — #7,505 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,507 in 2000.

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In print

Raymer in American newspapers,
1895–1915.

Newspaper page from Oxford Democrat carrying the name Raymer
Oxford Democrat 1895-12-10
Newspaper page from Oxford Democrat carrying the name Raymer
Oxford Democrat 1895-12-31
Newspaper page from The Cook County News-herald carrying the name Raymer
The Cook County News-herald 1915-09-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,804 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Raymer in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1970s.

968 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Raymer. The most, 195, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 439
Queensland 360
New South Wales 113
Western Australia 21
South Australia 15
Tasmania 12
ACT (Canberra) 5

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

Who carried it

People named Raymer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fred Raymer
    Fred Raymer 1875–1957 · baseball player
  • Herbert Raymer 1874–1956 · priest
  • Max Raymer 1889–1949 · singer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Raymer,
in the records of 4 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 States317 records

317 records of the Raymer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 179
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 33
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Geoffrey M. Raymer

    Born 1922 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Houston; painter from Harris County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Jetta Raymer

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Grosser Kurfurst from Cherbourg, aged 22; cap maker. From Manchester, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carroll Edward Raymer

    Born 1949; from Otisco, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 317 records for Raymer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia37 records

37 records of the Raymer name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 23
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harry Leonard Raymer

    Button warehouse manager of Sth Yarra, Victoria; died 1982.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rose Raymer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Ortona, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Rudolph Jackson Raymer

    Paper guillotine oper of E Malvern, Victoria; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Raymer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Raymer name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Raymer

    Buried in 1897 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Albert R. Raymer

    Buried in 1955 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 Walter Hammond Raymer

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 15 records for Raymer in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Raymer name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Raymer

    Buried in 1805 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 66.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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