# Roemer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/roemer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,551 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,186 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 86,946 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.9% (3,621 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Römer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Roemer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Roemer in the United States.

## People named Roemer

- Sarah Roemer, American actress
- Elizabeth Roemer, American astronomer (1929–2016)
- Buddy Roemer, American politician (1943–2021)
- John Roemer, American economist (born 1945)
- Timothy J. Roemer, American politician

## Similar surnames

Romero, Reimer, Romer, Riemer, Reamer, Remer, Rohner, Renner, Raynor, Reiner, Raymer, Ramer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.