# Romer (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,456 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,407 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 89,336 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (3,111 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

In some cases (of people so surnamed) from German Römer (“Roman”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Romer 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Romer in the United States and Kingdom of the Netherlands.

## People named Romer

- Paul M. Romer, American economist (born 1955)
- Alfred Romer, American paleontologist (1894-1973)
- Roy Romer, American politician (born 1928)
- David Romer, American economist
- Dan Romer, American record producer and composer
- Thijs Römer, actor

## Similar surnames

Romero, Raymer, Ramer, Roemer, Rimmer, Rymer, Remer, Rimer, Rumore, Rhymer, Rohner, Renner.

## 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.