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Toman Family Crest
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Where did the German Toman family come from? What is the German Toman family crest and coat of arms? When did the Toman family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Toman family history?

The ancient roots of the Toman family are found in the German state of Bavaria. The Toman surname, was a local name, for someone who lived in Bavaria.

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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Toman include Thoma, Thoman, Thom, Thoms, Toma, Thomas, Tomas, Thomasius, Thoeman, Thome, Thomen, Thomme, Thomm, Demel, Dehmel and many more.

First found in Bavaria, where this surname surfaced in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century onwards the name was associated with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Toman research. Another 204 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1635, 1655, 1669, 1728, 1746, 1775, and 1776 are included under the topic Early Toman History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 53 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Toman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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German settlers were among the most common to come to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. Poverty and religious persecution drove many Bavarians to make this long trek. tenant farmers were also enticed by the prospect of owning land. From east to west, these German immigrants populated the United States, settling in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada also provided homes to many. Early settlers bearing the Toman surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Toman Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Matthew Toman, who was naturalized in Allegany County, Maryland in 1840
  • Franzka Toman, who came to New York in 1875

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  • Andrew John Toman (b. 1905), American physician
  • Andy Toman (b. 1962), English footballer
  • Cyril Toman, political activist in Northern Ireland
  • Karel Toman (1877-1946), Czech poet
  • Ladislav Toman (b. 1934), Czech volleyball player
  • Wilf Toman (1874-1917), English footballer


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  2. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  3. Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
  4. Kapff, Rudolf. Schwäbische Geschlechtsnamen. Stuttgart: Verlag Silberburg, 1927. Print.
  5. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  6. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  7. Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
  8. Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
  9. Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
  10. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
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The Toman Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Toman Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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