Friedmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany
Israel

The Friedmann surname evolved from the popular German personal name Friederich.

Early Origins of the Friedmann family

The surname Friedmann was first found in East Prussia and Silesia. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status.

Early History of the Friedmann family

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Friedmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Freedman, Friedman, Freidman, Fried, Friedemann, Friedland, Fridman, Friedhof and many more.

Early Notables of the Friedmann family

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Friedmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Friedmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

David Friedmann, who landed in North America in 1832 1
A. Marie Friedmann, who settled in Mississippi in 1847
Aaron Friedmann, aged 35, who landed in New York in 1854 1
John Friedmann, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1
Line Friedmann, aged 5, who landed in New York in 1854 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Friedmann (post 1700) +

Michael Friedmann, American politician, Independent Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona, 2008 2
Herbert Friedmann (1900-1987), American ornithologist President of the American Ornithologists' Union from 1937 to 1939
Kay Friedmann (b. 1963), retired German football player
Yohanan Friedmann (b. 1936), Israeli scholar of Islamic studies
Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann (1888-1925), Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician who developed the Friedmann equations
Wilhelm Friedmann Bach (1710-1784), German composer, eldest son and pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html