The Roemer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,551 people carried this name — #9,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 83,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,621 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Roemer surname
In most cases from etymology 1, due to some connection with Italy. Often for someone who had made a pilgrimage to Rome. In some cases from various unrelated sources.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Roemer» (English) and «Römer» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 144 people named Roemer.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often 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
56 people named Roemer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
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
Roemer in American newspapers,
1893–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,899 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Roemer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Roemer 1815–1892 · writer -
Johann Jacob Roemer 1763–1819 · physician
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Max Joseph Roemer 1791–1849 · botanist
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Catharina Elisabeth Fusch 1798–1867 · housewife
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Friedrich Adolph Roemer 1809–1869 · geologist
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Hermann Roemer 1816–1894 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Roemer.
- Roederer 375 · U.S. census
- Roehm 1,350 · U.S. census
- Roehr 759 · U.S. census
- Roehrig 1,217 · U.S. census
- Roeland 121 · U.S. census
- Roels 252 · U.S. census
- Roesch 3,210 · U.S. census
- Roeser 1,053 · U.S. census
- Roess 143 · U.S. census
- Roessel 259 · U.S. census
- Roessler 2,369 · U.S. census
- Roffe 385 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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