Notman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Notman

What does the name Notman mean?

The Notman surname may be from the Middle English word "not(e)," meaning "nut," and "man," in which case, it was likely originally an occupational name for a dealer in nuts, or it may have been an occupational name for the "man servant" of someone called Nott.

Early Origins of the Notman family

The surname Notman was first found in East Lothian. The first record seems to be of John Noteman, listed in 1297 in the Kings of England's service in Scotland.

Early History of the Notman family

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Notman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Notman, Nottman and others.

Early Notables of the Notman family

Notman, who was town-clerk of Dunbar...

Notman migration to the United States +

Notman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Notman, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Notman (post 1700) +

John Notman (1810-1865), Scottish-born American architect in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander McKeachie Notman (b. 1979), Scottish football player
William Notman Q.C. (1805-1865), Scottish-born, Canadian lawyer and politician in Canada West who represented Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1851
William Notman (1826-1891), Scottish-born, Canadian photographer and businessman, Queen Victoria named him "Photographer to the Queen"

Sources +

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)