Cramer /ˈkreɪmər/ is an English surname and the Anglicized version of Dutch and Low German Kramer, or German Krämer (pronounced [ˈkʁɛːmɐ]).
Both refer to the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages.
The meaning later changed to "merchants trading with different, rather small things.
[citation needed] Notable people with the name include: