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The Anglo-Saxon name Chrisman comes from the personal name Christman, which is more-or-less equivalent to Christian, which was once a popular personal name. The suffix -man means servant. Christman was a popular German name, and was probably imported from that country.
The surname Chrisman was first found in Hampshire, where William Cristeman was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1202. Years later, Walter Cristesmon was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chrisman research. Another 26 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1202 and 1275 are included under the topic Early Chrisman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Chrisman has appeared include Christman, Christmann, Chrisman, Cristeman and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Chrisman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Chrisman is the 5,131st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Chrisman arrived in North America very early: