Kelmen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Kelmen

What does the name Kelmen mean?

The Kelmen family saga is rooted in the people of the Pictish Clan of ancient Scotland. The Kelmen family lived at Kelman Hill, which is in the Cabrach in the county of Aberdeen.

Early Origins of the Kelmen family

The surname Kelmen was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Kelmen family

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Kelmen Spelling Variations

Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Kelmen include Kelman, Kilman and others.

Early Notables of the Kelmen family

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Migration of the Kelmen family

The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Kelmen: George Kelman, who settled in Virginia in 1650; Henry Kelman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1773; as well as Margaret Kelman, who arrived in New York in 1822..