| ![Show Contents]() Fritchman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Israel
Etymology of FritchmanWhat does the name Fritchman mean? The family name of a Jew was typically left to the individual person up until the end of the 18th century. Majority, especially in Germany and eastern Europe, still followed the custom having their father’s name included in their name. Whereas, Jews in Spain, Portugal, and Italy had already adopted the practice of using fixed family names. 1 The name Fritchman comes from the Yiddish word "frish" meaning, "fresh." Fritchman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Frischman, Frische, Frisch, Fresco, Frishman, Fryszer, Frischling and many more.
| Fritchman migration to the United States | + |
Fritchman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Adam Fritchman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fritchman (post 1700) | + |
- Warren C. Fritchman, American politician, Burgess of Hellertown, Pennsylvania, 1960 3
- Harry Fritchman (b. 1865), American politician, Mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1911-12 4
- Fred H. Fritchman, American Republican politician, Mayor of Savannah, Missouri, 1967 4
- Kaganoff, Benzion C. A Dictionary of Jewish names and their history. Schocken Books, 1977. Digital
- 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 2016, February 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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