The surname Hellmen was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1274 when William Helman held lands.
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Early History of the Hellmen family
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Hellmen Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hellmen has been recorded under many different variations, including Helman, Hellman and others.
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Early Notables of the Hellmen family
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Migration of the Hellmen family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hellmen or a variant listed above: Stephen Helman, who was a Bonded passenger to America in 1685; as well as John Helman, who was naturalized in South Carolina in 1824.
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