Herrman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The distinguished surname Herrman is of very ancient German origin. It is derived from a Germanic personal name made up of the elements "heri," meaning "army," and "man," meaning "man."

Early Origins of the Herrman family

The surname Herrman was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region.

One of the first records of the family was Hermann (fl. 1070), a hagiographer, probably a native of Lorraine, was the Archdeacon of Herfast, Bishop of Thetford, and helped him in his attempt to assert the jurisdiction of his see over St. Edmund's Abbey. [1]

Hermann (d. 1078), first bishop of Salisbury, a native of Lorraine, was probably one of the clerks of the royal chapel under the Danish dynasty, and held that office when, in 1045, Edward the Confessor appointed him bishop of Ramsbury or Wilton, in succession to Brihtwold. [1]

Early History of the Herrman family

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Herrman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Herman, Hermann, Herrman, Herrmann, Hörman, Hörmann, Hierman, Harmen, Harmand, Harman, Armand, Armant, Hermand, Arman, Erman, Ermann, Hearman, Hearmann, Harm, Harmsen, Harmson and many more.

Early Notables of the Herrman family

Notable figures of the time with the name Herrman were Jobst Herman of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1625-1678), Count of Lippe, Sternberg and Schwalenberg; Augustine Herman, First Lord of Bohemia Manor (c.1621-1686), a Bohemian explorer, merchant, and cartographer; Johann Oswald Harms (1643-1708), a German...
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Herrman Ranking

In the United States, the name Herrman is the 13,760^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [2]

Herrman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Herrman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Frederick E Herrman, who landed in New York, NY in 1750 [3]
Jacob Herrman, who landed in New York, NY in 1750 [3]
Susan M Herrman, who arrived in New York, NY in 1750 [3]
Samuel Herrman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 [3]
Barbara Herrman, who arrived in America in 1752 [3]
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Herrman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J A Herrman, who arrived in New York in 1850 [3]
C T Herrman, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 [3]
Julius Herrman, who landed in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1857 [3]
Valentine Herrman, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1861 [3]
Anna Maria Herrman, who landed in Kansas in 1876 [3]
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Contemporary Notables of the name Herrman (post 1700) +

Wesley Herrman (1897-1954), American Republican politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 48th District, 1949-52 [4]
Roland A. Herrman, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972 [4]
Moses Herrman, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 21st District, 1894 [4]
Martin E. Herrman, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Sullivan County, 1905-06 [4]
James D. Herrman, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1960 [4]
J. M. Herrman, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1936 [4]
Cecil Herrman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952 (alternate), 1960; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1956 [4]
Anton J. Herrman, American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 36th District, 1922 [4]
Amos Herrman, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of York County Democratic Party, 1927 [4]

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html