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Hahm Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Hahm

What does the name Hahm mean?

The surname Hahm literally means 'rooster' in German; therefore, it may have been adopted as a nickname that described some particular feature or characteristic of its bearer. It could also be an occupational name (for a chicken farmer) or a place name (German inns with the name Golden or Red Rooster were common.) Finally, it is possible that this surname was derived from a wide number of Hebrew first names, such as Hocah, Elhanan, Manoah or Hannah.

Hahm Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hahn, Hahner, Hahnert, Hahm, De Haan and more. and others.

Hahm migration to the United States +



Hahm Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Christian Hahm, aged 38, who landed in America in 1839 1
  1. 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)

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