The rohr Surname
rohr Name Meaning and History
- German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived in an area thickly grown with reeds, from Middle High German ror (a collective singular) or near a well or channel ror, or a habitational name from one of the several places named with this word.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental from German Rohr ‘reed’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 118 - Messages: 345
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Rohr/Rohrer and Brown |
 gloriaardrey48
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| Josiah Rohr/Rohrer in Wash. County, MD 1870 |
Bari_Murray
| 0 |
| Rohr, Herrmann, Grebing |
davischarolais
| 1 |
| Joseph Rohr |
JIWelsch
| 0 |
| Rohr | Joyce Rodgers | 2 |
| RE: Röhr or Roehr Family | Charlene Oliva | 2 |
| wanna no more |
pricebchcty
| 4 |
| Fred (Fritz) Rohr (Roehr) |
CindyAnnTurner
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| gary rohr | stan williams | 7 |
| Rohr's in Staunton |
ladyardsale
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