Where Does the Rem Surname Come From?

The same name, two spellings: Rem and Rehm. Its meaning, shared with Rehm, is “A descendant of Raimo, from Reginmund, or someone from Rehm in Schleswig”. Rem drops the “h” of Rehm, a simplification that clerks often made. Related forms: Rehme, Riehm and Rehmer.

414 Americans were listed as Rem in the 2010 census. It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

Arms linked to Rehm and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Rem report, with a museum-style coat of arms.