| ![Show Contents]() Rathmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Israel
Etymology of RathmannWhat does the name Rathmann mean? The surname Rathmann is what is known as a nickname surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. This particular surname comes from the German word 'rot,' which means red. Therefore, someone who had red hair would have adopted this name. Since the number of Jewish families who adopted the surname Rathmann far exceeds the actual number of Jewish people likely to have had red hair during the period of surname adoption, this name appears to be a Jewish Ashkenazic ornamental name. Ornamental surnames are names that are not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first people who used the name. Rathmann Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rothman, Rothmann, Rudman, Rudmann, Roodman, Rottman, Rottmann, Rotterman, Reitman, Reitmann and many more.
| Rathmann migration to the United States | + |
Rathmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Elis Rathmann, who arrived in America in 1844 1
- J W Rathmann, aged 31, who landed in New York in 1849 1
- William Rathmann, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 1
- Val Rathmann, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1876 1
- John H Rathmann, aged 17, who arrived in America in 1882 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rathmann (post 1700) | + |
- Margaret Crosby "Peggy" Rathmann (b. 1953), American writer and illustrator best known for children's picture books
- James "Dick" Rathmann (1924-2000), American racecar driver, inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, brother of Jim Rathmann
- George Blatz Rathmann (b. 1927), American chemist, biologist, pioneer in biotechnology who co-founded and served as the first CEO of Amgen, and later founded ICOS
- Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (1928-2011), American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
- Oswald Rathmann (b. 1891), German road racing cyclist at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- 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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