Salzmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany
Israel

Etymology of Salzmann

What does the name Salzmann mean?

The surname Salzmann means 'a seller of salt,' as the root 'salz' means in 'salt' in the German language. Another possibility is that it is a patronymic name. During the Middle Ages, Jews would often assume names popular within lands in which they lived to remain inconspicuous; those with the name Solomon may have changed there name to the phonetically similar Salzman, or one of its variants.

Salzmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salzman, Salzmann, Saltzman, Saltzmann, Saltsman, Zaltzman, Zaltman, Zalcman and many more.

Salzmann migration to the United States +

Salzmann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fridrich Salzmann, who landed in Frederick County, Maryland in 1746 1
Johann Salzmann, who settled in America in 1756
Johann Salzmann, who arrived in America in 1780 1

Salzmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miss Johann Salzmann, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Everhard"
Miss Christina Salzmann, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Everhard"
Eva Catherina Salzmann, who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Everhard"
Elizabeth Salzmann, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1845 1
Conrad Salzmann with his wife went to Texas in 1846
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Salzmann Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Walter Salzmann, who landed in Alabama in 1928 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Salzmann (post 1700) +

Richard Salzmann (1929-2023), Czech lawyer and politician. A member of the Civic Democratic Party, he served in the Senate from 1996 to 2000
Walter Salzmann (1936-2012), Swiss professional ice hockey forward who played in 1964 for the Swiss national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Hugo Salzmann (1903-1979), German trade unionist, Communist in the Weimar Republic
Axel Salzmann (b. 1950), German pair skater
Ralf Salzmann (b. 1955), German former long-distance Olympic runner who competed in the 1980s
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744-1811), German founder of the Schnepfenthal institution, a school dedicated to new modes of education based on the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Urs Salzmann (b. 1954), Swiss gold and two-time bronze medalist bobsledder in the 1980s
Walter Salzmann (1913-2000), German Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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)