Irmer
Appearance
Irmer is a surname of German origin.[1][2] It has emerged from the Old German first name Irminher (erm[en]/irm[in] = "strong", "tall" + heri = "warhost", "army").[3] Outside of Germany the surname is most often found among German Americans and German Brazilians.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Georg Irmer (1853–1931), German archivist, consul and historian
- Hannes Irmer (born c. 1988), German player of American football
- Hans-Jürgen Irmer (born 1952), German politician
- Jean Carlos de Souza Irmer (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
- Karl-Heinz Irmer (1903–1975), German field hockey player
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Irmer Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Approximately 2,917 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
- ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Irmer". namespedia.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Surname Irmer is used at least 733 times in at least 15 countries.
- ^ Rosa und Volker Kohlheim, Duden Familiennamen: Herkunft und Bedeutung von 20.000 Nachnamen, 348