The Jewish surname Kaufmans is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Kaufman means "merchant" or "shopkeeper" in German, and as a German name was generally an occupational name. However, for most of the Jewish people of this name, Kaufmans was derived from the first name Jacob (Yaakov), converted to a surname it became Yakovman, then Yakofman, which was shortened to Kofman. Kaufman, finally, would have been a spelling variation of this last version.
Kaufmans Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kaufman, Kaufmann, Kauffmann, Kauffman and many more.
