Passman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Passman

What does the name Passman mean?

The Passman surname in Britain is thought to have come from two fairly distinct sources: It evolved from the Middle English words "passe" meaning "to pass or go across," and "more," meaning a "marsh." As such, it was likely originally a nickname for someone who lived on the far side of a tract of moorland, or perhaps for someone with knowledge of a safe route across a moor. Other instances of this surname are thought to have derived from that same first element "passe," along with "mer," meaning "sea," or "ocean;" in which case, the name was likely originally for a seafarer.

Early Origins and Etymology of Passman

The surname Passman was first found in Berkshire, at Peasemore, a village and civil parish which dates back to the Domesday Book where it was listed as Praxemere and literally meant "pond by which peas grow" from the Old English words pise + mere. By 1166, the village's name had evolved to Pesemere. 1 Today the village is still very small having a population of only 300 or so.

Early History of the Passman family

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Passman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Passmore, Passmere, Pasmore, Peasmore and others.

Early Notables of the Passman family

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Migration of the Passman family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Pasmore, who arrived in Virginia in 1623; Thomas Passmore and his wife Jane, who settled in Virginia in 1624; John Pasmore, who settled in Virginia in 1638.

Historic Events for the Passman family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Passman, British Ordnance Artificer 4th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 2

Sources +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html