Gormans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England
• Ireland

Etymology of Gormans

The surname Gormans was derived from the Middle English personal name Gormund, Old English Ga-rmund, composed of the elements ga-r ‘spear’ + mund ‘protection’.

"Gorman: when not from the Norse Gormundr, is from Gourmont, and this is the more probable as it is a name still widespread in Normandy. Gorman was the name of a policeman in a district in Devon." 1

Early Origins of the Gormans family

Early History of the Gormans family

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Gormans Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Garmon, Garman, Garmond, Gorman and others.

Early Notables of the Gormans family

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Migration of the Gormans family to Ireland

Some of the Gormans family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Gormans family

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Gormans or a variant listed above: John Garman, who came to Nevis in 1663; Mary Garman, a convict sent to Maryland in 1734; Timothy Garman, who settled in Barbados in 1679;