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![Show Contents]() Lewman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The ancient name of Lewman finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a person who worked as a lawyer. Occupational names that were derived from the common trades of the medieval era transcended European cultural and linguistic boundaries. The surnames of office, which include military, judicial, papal and other positions of authority, are widespread throughout Europe. Those who were involved in the military, or feudal armies, were given names such as the English surname Archer, the French name Chevalier and the German name Jeger, which means hunter. Names that were derived from judicial and papal titles, such as Bailiff, Squire and Abbott, are still commonly seen with the same surname spelling today. Early Origins of the Lewman familyThe surname Lewman was first found in Yorkshire, where the prominent Saxon landowner, Lagmann, was recorded in 1066. Lagmann held title to the thriving farming settlement of Wharram Percy in the 11th century. His sons, Alwold and Brictric Lageman, had settled on estates in Lincolnshire by 1066. During the reign of King John the family established themselves in Hampshire, where Hugo Lageman was registered in 1210. 1 Early History of the Lewman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lewman research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1246, 1273, 1279, 1379 and 1607 are included under the topic Early Lewman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lewman 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 Lewman family name include Lawman, Laweman, Lawemon, Lawghman, Lagmann, Lageman, Lauman, Layamon and many more. Early Notables of the Lewman familyAnother 25 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lewman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lewman familyFor 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. Early immigrants bearing the Lewman surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Peter Lawman, who sailed to the West Indies in 1697; Stephen Lauman to Pennsylvania in 1733; and Martin Lauman to Pennsylvania in 1746.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lewman (post 1700) | + |
- Lewman B. Sloper, American Republican politician, Member of Maine State House of Representatives from Penobscot County (5th), 1931-32 2
- Lewman B. Soper, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1960 3
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