The Remer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,912 people carried this name — #15,340 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,772 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 141 people named Remer.
11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
109 people named Remer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 134 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Remer in American newspapers,
1901–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,205 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Remer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Julius August Remer 1738–1803 · historian -
Aleksandr Remer 1856– · architect -
Mihael Remer 1560–1654 · watchmaker
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George Remer of Waal 1600–1600 · Cistercians
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George Remer of Waal 1600–1584 · Cistercians
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Wilhelm Hermann Georg Remer 1775–1850 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Remer.
- Relle 122 · U.S. census
- Rello 147 · U.S. census
- Remacle 170 · U.S. census
- Rembert 3,994 · U.S. census
- Reme 153 · U.S. census
- Remen 114 · U.S. census
- Remlinger 534 · U.S. census
- Remon 268 · U.S. census
- Remond 142 · U.S. census
- Remondet 129 · U.S. census
- Rempp 165 · U.S. census
- Remus 1,253 · U.S. census
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