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Early Origins of the Hellmann family

The surname Hellmann was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1274 when William Helman held lands.

Early History of the Hellmann family

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Hellmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Hellmann have been found, including Helman, Hellman and others.

Early Notables of the Hellmann family

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United States Hellmann migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Hellmann, or a variant listed above:

Hellmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann George Hellmann, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 1
  • Elisa Hellmann, who arrived in Texas in 1840-1850 1
  • Peter Hellmann, who arrived in Texas in 1844 1
  • Bernhardt Hellmann, aged 31, who landed in Missouri in 1848 1
  • Henry Hellmann, aged 27, who arrived in Missouri in 1849 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Hellmann Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Michel Hellmann, aged 8, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 1
  • Ottilia Hellmann, aged 8, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 1
  • Rosemaria Hellmann, aged 2, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1907 1
  • Lucretzia Hellmann, aged 4, who arrived in North Dakota in 1907 1
  • Marcus Hellmann, aged 16, who landed in North Dakota in 1907 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hellmann (post 1700) +

  • Robert F. Hellmann, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1996 2
  • George Hellmann, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 2
  • Richard Hellmann, German immigrant to America in 1905 who's wife's recipe for ready-made mayonnaise became known as Hellmann's
  • Claudia Hellmann (1923-2017), German contralto concert and operatic singer
  • Martina Hellmann (b. 1960), German Olympic athlete
  • Hans Gustav Adolf Hellmann (1903-1938), German theoretical physicist, co-discoverer of the Hellmann–Feynman theorem
  • Gustav Hellmann (1854-1939), German meteorologist
  • Diethard Hellmann (1928-1999), German choral conductor and academic


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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