Elmer

in the US

There are 5,175 people with the last name "Elmer" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Elmer 5,271
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  1. is 5,267th most common Gammon
  2. is 5,268th most common Hassell
  3. is 5,269th most common Guerin
  4. is 5,270th most common Theriault
  5. is 5,271st most common Elmer
  6. is 5,272nd most common Guido
  7. is 5,273rd most common Liao
  8. is 5,274th most common Pitcher
  9. is 5,275th most common Sokol

Similar Names and Nicknames

Elmendorf, Elmes, Elner, Elmeer, Elmeier, Elmen, Elmera, Elmers, Elmerick, Elmergreen

Most Common First Names for Elmer

James, John, David, Robert, Chris, Richard, William, Michael, Mary, Thomas



Meaning & History

English: from the Middle English personal name Ailmar, Old English Æðelmǣr, composed of the elements æðel ‘noble’ + mǣr ‘famous’, which was reinforced after the Conquest by the introduction of Old French Ailmer, from a Continental cognate.

North German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements agi(l) ‘edge or tip (of a sword)’ + man ‘man’.

South German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elm tree, Middle High German elm(e).

Swiss German: habitational name from a village so named in Glarus canton.

FOREBEARS Edward Elmer was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.


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