Polman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Polman is a local surname, which is a type of name that is derived from the geography of the place where the original bearer lived or held land. Specifically, this is a topographic surname. Further research revealed that the name is derived from a physical geographical feature of the place where the first member of the Polman family lived which is derived from the Old German word "buehel," which means "hill."

Early Origins of the Polman family

The surname Polman was first found in Baden, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Literally, the name comes either from the Old German word "Buehel," which meant "hill," or from the Old German word "buole," which meant "relative." Chronicles mention Bertolf Buole of Cologne as early as 1178, and Hainrich "on the buehel" of Bregenz in 1340. The family may either have lent its name to, or have originated in the town Buehl in Baden.

Early History of the Polman family

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Polman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Buhl, Buhle, Buhll, Buhlle, Buhler, Buehler, Beuhler, Pichler and many more.

Early Notables of the Polman family

Notables with the surname Polman during this period were Edmund von Buehler zu Brandenburg (b.1808), who was a Doctor of Law and Philosophy, the Lord of the estate Brandenburg in the district of Wiblingen, and through this estate was awarded the knighthood of Wuerttemberg. Joseph David Buhl, born near Amboise 1781, trumpeter, son of a musician in the service of the Duc de Choiseul. He was successively a member of the band of the 'Garde Parisienne,' organised 1792, and of the Consuls' 'Grenadiers de la Garde.' He...
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Polman Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Polman is the 476^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,601 people with that name. 1

Polman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Polman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles William Polman, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)