Show ContentsBiederman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Biederman was derived from Middle High German word "biderbe" which means "honest, upright" and one of the first records of the name was Biderbeman sacerdos [priest] in 1262. The next record of the name was in the 14th century when Duke Leopold de Biderbe was listed. [1]

Early Origins of the Biederman family

The surname Biederman was first found in Switzerland, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses in Switzerland, Austria and Saxony, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Biederman family

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Biederman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Biedermann, Biederman, Biedderman, Beydermann, Beyddermann and many more.

Early Notables of the Biederman family

Notables of the time with the surname Biederman were

  • Aloys Emmanuel Biedermann (1819-1885), who was a Swiss Protestant theologian and philosopher


United States Biederman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Biederman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Biederman, age 48, settled in America in 1709
Biederman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Biederman, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1859
  • Adam Biederman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1872
Biederman Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Christian Biederman, who arrived in Chile in 1920 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Biederman (post 1700) +

  • Will Biederman, American engineer and entrepreneur, co-founder of Forest Neurotech
  • Lester John Biederman (1907-1981), American sports writer and columnist, writing exclusively for The Pittsburgh Press, from 1930 until his retirement in 1969
  • Irving Biederman (1939-2022), American vision scientist specializing in the study of brain processes underlying humans' ability to quickly recognize and interpret what they see
  • Daniel A. Biederman, American urban redevelopment expert and public space management consultant
  • Charlie Biederman (1918-1995), American musher in Alaska, the last dog sled mail carrier in the United States
  • Charles Biederman (1906-2004), born Karel Joseph Biederman, an American abstract artist who lived in Chicago, New York City, and Paris
  • Joseph Biederman (1947-2023), Award-winning American Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School
  • Kim Sychowski Biederman, American politician, Candidate for village President of Niles, Illinois, 2009 [3]
  • Don Biederman (1940-1999), Canadian stock car racer inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame


  1. Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns.)Dictionary of German Names Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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