How common is the surname Romer?

3,456 people in the United States had the surname Romer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,336 Americans. It ranked 9,407th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Romer?

Paul M. Romer, American economist (born 1955), followed by Alfred Romer.

Where is the surname Romer most common?

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

Is the surname Romer getting more or less common?

More common. 3,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,456 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Romer

A German surname, carried by 3,456 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Romer is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

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

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,456 people named Romer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,336 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,111.

#9,407

rank among US surnames

3,456

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+11.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,585)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,399	Edinger	3,459	89,259
#9,403	Samayoa	3,458	89,284
#9,405	Claussen	3,457	89,310
#9,407	Alverson	3,456	89,336
#9,412	Johannes	3,455	89,362
#9,415	Meisner	3,454	89,388

Who is named Romer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Romer identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Romers

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul M. Romer
American economist (born 1955)
Alfred Romer
American paleontologist (1894-1973)
Roy Romer
American politician (born 1928)
David Romer
American economist, born 1958
Dan Romer
American record producer and composer, born 1983
Thijs Römer
Actor, born 1978

Notable Romers come mostly from the United States (5) and Kingdom of the Netherlands (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Romer

Romer has the Soundex code R560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R560.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Romer come from?: In some cases (of people so surnamed) from German Römer (“Roman”).
How common is the surname Romer?: 3,456 people in the United States had the surname Romer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,336 Americans. It ranked 9,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Romer?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Romer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Romer?: Paul M. Romer, American economist (born 1955), followed by Alfred Romer.
Where is the surname Romer most common?: Wikidata records people named Romer in the United States and Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Is the surname Romer getting more or less common?: More common. 3,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,456 in 2010, up 11%.