German: from the medieval personal name Rehm (see
Remy). The former name was borne by a 6th-century bishop of
Rheims; the latter was borne by various minor saints of the 8th to
10th centuries.German: from Middle High German reme
‘frame’, ‘loom’, ‘rack’, hence a metonymic occupational name for
someone who made or used such items.North German: metonymic
occupational name for a maker of leather reins and similar articles
(see Riehm and Riemer).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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