Ehrman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

The name Ehrman is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. One of the most common types of Jewish names is the ornamental name. The name Ehrman is a Jewish Ashkenazic ornamental name. Numerous Jewish surnames are ornamental surnames, which are names that have an ornamental value and are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first person who used the name. However, ornamental names were often derived from elements that described locations or features of geography, animals and birds, occupations or personal names. In this case, the surname Ehrman comes from the Yiddish word erlekh, which means virtuous and honest. Although some of the variants of this surname, with the first component Ehren, sound similar to the surname Aaron, they belong to this group, which means honest.

Ehrman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ehrlich, Erlich, Ehrlichman, Erlichman, Ehrlichmann, Erlichmann, Ehrlichson, Erlichson, Ehrman, Ehrenfreund, Ehrenpreis, Ehrenhaft, Ehrenson, Ehrenberg, Ehrenburg, Ehrenfrucht, Ehrenstein, Ehrenberg, Ehrenhaus, Ehrenfeld, Ehrenfest, Ehrenfried, Ehrenkrantz, Ehrenreich, Ehrensteil, Ehrenthal, Ehrenzweig, Ehrenstamm, Ehrenfeund, Ehrenpreis, Ehrenfaft, Ehrenreich and many more.

Ehrman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ehrman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Ehrman, who arrived in New York state between 1710 and 1711
Wilhelm Ehrman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Johannes Ehrman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
Joseph Ehrman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
Hans Jorg Ehrman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1751
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Ehrman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Clement Ehrman, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1837 1
Isaac Ehrman, who landed in Mississippi in 1858 1
Emanuel Ehrman, who landed in Arkansas in 1891 1
Anton Ehrman, who landed in Arkansas in 1892 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ehrman (post 1700) +

Sidney M. Ehrman, American co-founder of Heller Ehrman LLP, former international law firm of more than 730 attorneys
Bart D. Ehrman (b. 1955), American New Testament scholar
Riccardo Ehrman (1929-2021), Italian journalist whose question at a government press conference in the former East Germany is said to have precipitated the fall of the Berlin Wall
Sir William Ehrman KCMG (b. 1950), British civil servant, former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (1995-1997) British Ambassador to Luxembourg (1998-2000)
John Patrick William Ehrman (1920-2011), British historian, best known for his three-volume biography of William Pitt the Younger

Citations +

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)