Volmar Last Name Facts and Heraldry

A Volmar ancestor may well appear as Volmer in earlier records.

What is the meaning of Volmar?

At root, the name means “from the name Volkmar”. 388 Americans were listed as Volmar in the 2010 census. It sits within the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

Is Volmar the same name as Volmer?

Before spelling was fixed, Volmer was also written Volmar. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Does every Volmar family have a crest?

Arms linked to Volmer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Volmar sounds close to Vollmer, so it can help to search both. Get the complete Volmar report, with a museum-style coat of arms.