Harmen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Harmen

What does the name Harmen mean?

The distinguished surname Harmen is of very ancient German origin. It is derived from a Germanic personal name made up of the elements "heri," meaning "army," and "man," meaning "man."

Early Origins of the Harmen family

The surname Harmen was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region.

One of the first records of the family was Hermann (fl. 1070), a hagiographer, probably a native of Lorraine, was the Archdeacon of Herfast, Bishop of Thetford, and helped him in his attempt to assert the jurisdiction of his see over St. Edmund's Abbey. 1

Hermann (d. 1078), first bishop of Salisbury, a native of Lorraine, was probably one of the clerks of the royal chapel under the Danish dynasty, and held that office when, in 1045, Edward the Confessor appointed him bishop of Ramsbury or Wilton, in succession to Brihtwold. 1

Early History of the Harmen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harmen research. Another 146 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1612, 1621, 1625, 1643, 1646, 1650, 1664, 1678, 1686, 1695, 1703, 1708, 1719, 1727, 1734, 1769, 1786, 1828 and 1842 are included under the topic Early Harmen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harmen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Herman, Hermann, Herrman, Herrmann, Hörman, Hörmann, Hierman, Harmen, Harmand, Harman, Armand, Armant, Hermand, Arman, Erman, Ermann, Hearman, Hearmann, Harm, Harmsen, Harmson and many more.

Early Notables of the Harmen family

Jobst Herman of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1625-1678), Count of Lippe, Sternberg and Schwalenberg; Augustine Herman, First Lord of Bohemia Manor (c.1621-1686), a Bohemian explorer, merchant, and cartographer; Johann Oswald Harms (1643-1708), a German Baroque painter, engraver; Moritz Hermann of Limburg, (1664-1703), Count of...
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Harmen migration to the United States +

Harmen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Barbary Harmen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Harmen (post 1700) +

Harmen J. Bussemaker (b. 1968), Dutch and American biological physicist and professor

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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)