Gutman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Gutman, which means "good man," was an honorary title often bestowed upon noblemen and vassals. In fact, a document from Gustow from 1306 uses the term "guder man" synonymously with vassal.

Early Origins of the Gutman family

The surname Gutman was first found in various regions of the Germanic empire where the name Gutman gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. In 1251, a knight from Alsace was called Guotman "Bonus Vir" meaning "good man" in Latin. In Saxony and Silesia, Guttman was common as a knightly personal name. One such example was Sir Guthwin von Tristewitz, the name of a father and son who were recorded in 1285. The form Guttman, was preceded in that area by the form Gutwin, as can be seen from the from town called Guttmannsdorf, that was once called Gutwinsdorf. Early records from Liegnitz show a C. Gutwyn in 1381 and C. Guttman in 1547. The Low German form of the surname is Gutermann, and records for Offenberg show a Dietrich Guterman in 1352. Gutman was also sometimes used as a forename, as in Gutman Hevenler recorded in Freiburg in 1312, and Gutman Gut recorded in Sulz in 1413.

Early History of the Gutman family

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Gutman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gutmann, Gutman, Guttman, Guterman, Gutermann and many more.

Early Notables of the Gutman family

Notables of the time with the name Gutman included

the Gutmann family of Bavaria, who were knights in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Gutermann family of Bavaria, who were made barons in the Holy Roman Empire in 1741...

Gutman Ranking

In the United States, the name Gutman is the 11,861^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Gutman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gutman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christopher Gutman, who arrived in North Caralina in 1719 2
Johann Andreas Gutman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
Jacob Gutman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Peter Gutman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 2

Gutman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Markus Gutman, who landed in Colorado in 1883 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gutman (post 1700) +

Roy Gutman (b. 1944), American journalist and author
Dan Gutman (b. 1955), American author
Herbert Gutman (1928-1985), American professor of history
Natalia Gutman (b. 1942), renowned Russian cellist
Nahum Gutman (1898-1980), Russian-born Israeli painter, sculptor and author

Citations +

"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)