| ![Show Contents]() Kerman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The name Kerman is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name was given to a person who was a churchwarden; the custodian of a church. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old Norman word kirkja, which meant church, and man, the Old English word for man. The original bearers of the name were responsible for taking care of the buildings and grounds of the local church, which was an honored occupation. The name is primarily found in the north of England, where the Old Norman language had a great impact due to the waves of immigration from Scandinavia in the 9th and 10th centuries. Norman is a contraction of Norsemen; we call them the Vikings. While they came for rapine and pillage, many of them stayed to raise families. There are many names in the north of England that show the influence of these settlers on the English language. Early Origins of the Kerman familyThe surname Kerman was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from medieval times. Early History of the Kerman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kerman research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1230, 1259, 1270, 1273, 1379, 1662 and 1674 are included under the topic Early Kerman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kerman Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Kerman family name include Kirkman, Kirkeman, Kerman, Churchman, Kyrkman, Kyrkeman and many more. Early Notables of the Kerman familyAnother 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kerman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Kerman migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Kerman or a variant listed above:
Kerman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Kerman, who landed in Massachusetts in 1630 1
Kerman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- George Kerman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Kerman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bridget Kerman, aged 17, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
- Catherine Kerman, aged 12, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 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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Kerman migration to the United States 
