Gaumer

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English

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Etymology

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From the German Gaumer, which referred to a person who functioned as a moral censor or supervisor in an official capacity. The German surname is a derivative of the verb gaumen (to protect, to defend; to care for), a term now limited to Switzerland. This verb in turn comes from Middle High German goumen, from Old High German goumen, from Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną (to heed, notice, observe, keep). The verb is ultimately a cognate of the obsolete English verb yeme (to observe, to pay attention).

Proper noun

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Gaumer (plural Gaumers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaumer is the 27260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 887 individuals. Gaumer is most common among White (94.81%) individuals.

Anagrams

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