A German, Dutch and Irish surname the Kramer family name comes from the Gaelic term ‘trean’ which meant a strong and brave man. The name Kramer later took on the meaning of a merchant, peddler and shopkeeper. The Middle German term of ‘kram’ meant trading post.

Spelling variations for Kramer include McCreamer, Cramer, Kraemer, Kremer, McCramer and Creamer.

In Ireland the original Kramer families came from County Cork.
The city of London and Yorkshire in England have the higher percentage of Kramer families.
In Scotland the area of Caithness to the north has the most population with the Kramer surname.

Within the United States the Kramer name is chiefly in Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

Famous: Stanley Kramer (film movie director and producer), Max Kramer (German scientist who developed the Ruhrstahl X-4 missile), Walter A. Kramer (music composer and head of Galaxy Music Corp.), Stepfanie Kramer (singer and actress), Edward E. Kramer (author of science factor and horror stories), Erik Kramer (professional football player) and John Albert Kramer (champion tennis player).