Romer Family History
Romer Name Meaning
German and Swiss German (mainly Römer): see Roemer in part a cognate of 3 below. German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hrotmar composed of the elements hrōd ‘renown’ + māri ‘fame’. English and Dutch: habitational name for someone from Rome (Italy) + -er or an ethnic name for someone from Italy in general or a nickname for a pilgrim someone who has traveled to Rome (see Romero and Rome ). English: nickname perhaps for a vagrant from Middle English romer(e) ‘roamer wanderer’. English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Roumare in Seine-Maritime (France).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022