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Origin of Omer Total Records: 9  Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: John O'Sommers was born in 1800. His wife was a Griswold. The children's last name was changed to Somers Surnames: O'sommers, Somers Submitted by: J.Hendrix Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: was originally pomme de roi, or apple of the king in french. they were kings' knights. Came over to america on the 'good ship william and mary'. previous owners of the castle of berry pomeroy in ?, england. Supposedly haunted. One of the pomeroy daughters married king james the first of scotland. any other information would be appreciated Surnames: Pomeroi, Pomeroy Submitted by: marcy cann Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: born Gdansk/Danzig 1860's married Mary Czaplewski Surnames: Somerfeld Submitted by: tom Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: there were georgia somers (june huffman)...opal, vergil, and one more child in this family who were separated at their parents death. They came back together later. Any information on the parents name as well as grandparents etc. would be appreciated. They are from West Virginia Surnames: SOMERS Submitted by: Kim Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: My name is Robert Bradley Somerville and I am looking for anyone who can help me locate info on my family's history. Apparently we were traced back to Scottland but I don't know how far back or when this search was conducted. My father is John Robert, born in Treherne, Manitoba in 1938 and his parents names were Jack and Isabelle (nee Mclean - possibly Maclean) and Jacks parents names were Ed and Eva (nee Bullard). If anyone can help with more info, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks Surnames: Somerville Submitted by: Brad Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: The names Somerville and Sommerville appear to be merely variant spellings of the same name, and also to be of local origin. As a surname neither of these forms is at all common, yet a number of persons named Sommerville may be found in West Virginia. It will be noted that the immigrant ancestor of this family had a good number of sons, and there are Sommervilles also in the state whose direct relation to this line seems doubtful. As a name of a place, Somerville is best known in the United States in connection with a city of good size in Massachusetts, one of the suburbs of Boston. Surnames: Somerville, Sommerville Submitted by: History of West Virginia Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: Montgomerie Latin origin from Mons Gomeris means Gomers mount Gomer the son of Japhet, the hereditary name of the Gauls variants: Montgomery Surnames: Montgomerie Submitted by: glitz Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: The origin of Tomer is German and means "army." Surnames: Tomer, Tomar Submitted by: Gigi Origin of Omer, Meaning of Omer Origin: The Montegomerys emigrated from Spain and settled on Mount Gumericus in the highlands. The coat of arms says "Guardez Bien" or guard well. Surnames: Montgomery Submitted by: Robert A. Montgomery 2/17/2012 4:44 PM Page 1 of 1

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