Pommer
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Frequency: (215)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: ethnic name for a Pomeranian.
2. South German: probably a nickname meaning ‘blusterer’ (see Bommer).
GIVEN NAMES: German 4%. Alois, Kurt.
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