About the Volkmer Surname

Not every Volkmer is related, but the name itself grew out of Vollmer. Read literally, Volkmer points to “from the name Volkmar”.

• Volkmer ranked 43,285 in the 2010 US Census, with 499 people answering to the name.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Only a small detail separates the spellings: Volkmer has “k” where Vollmer has “l”.
• The same family of names includes Volmer, Volkmar and Vollmers.

Heraldry and the Volkmer name

Arms linked to Vollmer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Volkmer family name pack.