Gomer

surname · Latin script

Meaning: From Middle English Godmer, a Germanic personal name meaning literally ‘good-famous’

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈɡoʊmɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Gomer is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DEGermany≈1 in 133K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 257K
  • BZBelize≈1 in 22K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈6,000 people, est.

Sources
245 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 22K (inferred from the name graph)

Belize, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Goemer in CN China.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

From Middle English Godmer, a Germanic personal name meaning literally ‘good-famous’.

Sources 1

  • Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]

Where in the world(measured from records)

Gomer counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Gomer is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China—≈6,000 est.≈1 in 232K—Goemer1
US United States—1,2931 in 257K1.4KGomer245
DE Germany—≈610 est.≈1 in 133K—Gomer71
GB United Kingdom—≈310 est.≈1 in 214KlistedGomer68
FR France—≈160 est.≈1 in 418K20—1
SE Sweden—≈71 est.≈1 in 143K21Gomer9
BZ Belize#778≈18 est.≈1 in 22K—Gomer1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; the hanks-dictionary-surnames-1988 register; Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Gomer is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Argentina, Peru, Philippines

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Gômer, Gomér

  • French surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, Philippines

    Also written Gomér

  • Hebrew surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Israel, United States, Uzbekistan, United Kingdom

    Languages: Hebrew, Arabic

    Also written גומר

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Gomér, Gomèr, Gömer

  • Russian surname20 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, United States

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

    Also written Гомер, Гамер, Homer, Гомэр, Хомер

46 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Gomer is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • The Hebrew name Gomer (גֹּמֶר) is derived from the verb 'gāmar' (גמר), which means "to end, come to an end, complete." Therefore, the name is often interpreted as meaning "completion" or "fulfillment."

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • A biblical name meaning 'complete', though rarely used in modern times, often due to association with a different biblical figure (the unfaithful wife of Hosea).

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Derived from the Hebrew root meaning 'complete' or 'perfect'; historically corresponds to the ethnonym of the Cimmerians (Gimirrai).

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Gomer is a biblical name from the Old Testament, belonging to the wife of the prophet Hosea. Their story is a powerful and complex allegory of unfaithfulness and redemptive love, giving the name a deep and symbolic weight.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • Represents one of the primary Japhetic branches of humanity following the Flood, traditionally associated with the peoples of the far north and Anatolia.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18001850190019502000Joseph Gomer, b. 1834Joseph Gomer, b. 1920Robert Gomer, b. 1924Steve Gomer, b. 1963Sara Gomer, b. 1964

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mr Gomer,
InformalHi Gomer,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 31 sources across 17 countries.

Official registers attesting Gomer
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 200020001.4K#18,177
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 201020101.3K#20,512
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 202020201.2K#22,518
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)195125—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)198124—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)197123—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)194121—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)199120—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)192120—
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—16#29,212
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)196115—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)189113—

Reference works 4

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Gomer mean, and where does it come from?
From Middle English Godmer, a Germanic personal name meaning literally ‘good-famous’. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
How do you pronounce Gomer?
A machine transcription gives /ˈɡoʊmɝ/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Gomer have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 6.0 thousand people named Gomer in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled goemer.
How common is the name Gomer?
In the United States, the national register counted 1,293 people named Gomer in 2010, about 1 in 257 thousand residents.
How common is Gomer compared with other names?
In Belize, Gomer is the 778th most common surname of 11,408 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gomer” — the 778th most common surname in Belize. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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