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ALTMAN
Origin: English

Coat of Arms:
A silver with a black eagle displayed.

Altman coat of arms - English



Origin: English
Spelling variations include: Almayne, Alman, Allman, Almand, Hallman, Allmaine, Almon, Almand, Altman, Allman, Ellman, Dalman and many more.

First found in the county or parish of Caen in Normandy, where it is believed to have departed and accompanied Duke William at the time of the Conquest of England in 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Allman who settled in Philadelphia in 1764; Simon Alman in 1709; Stephen Almand in 1749; H. Almand in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1820.
Altman
  1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Altmann.
  2. Respelling of German Altmann.
  3. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German altman, German Altmann, literally ‘old man’, applied either as a personal name or as a nickname for an older man as distinguished from a younger one.
Crest: A leg in armour.



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