WOLMAN Origin of surname
WOLMAN, VOLMAN
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
The Yiddish surname Wolman is based on the German Woll(e)mann, literally "wool man", which means "wool merchant".
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish surname Wolman include the American economist and educator Abel Wolman, the English physician and communal leader Basil Wolman, and the Polish-born Israeli pathologist, educator and author Moshe Wolman.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
The Yiddish surname Wolman is based on the German Woll(e)mann, literally "wool man", which means "wool merchant".
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish surname Wolman include the American economist and educator Abel Wolman, the English physician and communal leader Basil Wolman, and the Polish-born Israeli pathologist, educator and author Moshe Wolman.
WOLHENDLER
(Family Name)WOLHENDLER, WOHLHANDLER, WOLHANDLER
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).
Names indicating occupation, profession or trade are widespread among Jews. The extensive range of Jewish names deriving from occupations illustrates the variety of their activities in all fields.
This family name is derived from Wolhändler, the German term for “wool trader”.
Wolhendler is documented as a Jewish family name with Jacob Wolhendler (1913-2011), a former resident of Pittsburgh, PA.
WOLLNER
(Family Name)WOLLNER, WOLMAN, VOLMAN
Many Jewish family names were originally personal or occupational nicknames.
The Yiddish surname Wolman is based on the German Woll(e)mann, literally wool man, which means wool merchant. Wollner is a surname in German which refers to a manufacturer or seller of wool.
Distinguished 20th-century bearers of the Jewish surname Wolman include the American economist and educator Abel Wolman, the English physician and communal leader Basil Wolman, and the Polish-born Israeli pathologist, educator and author Moshe Wolman.
In the 20th century, Wollner is recorded as a Jewish surname in Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
Many Jewish family names were originally personal or occupational nicknames.
The Yiddish surname Wolman is based on the German Woll(e)mann, literally wool man, which means wool merchant. Wollner is a surname in German which refers to a manufacturer or seller of wool.
Distinguished 20th-century bearers of the Jewish surname Wolman include the American economist and educator Abel Wolman, the English physician and communal leader Basil Wolman, and the Polish-born Israeli pathologist, educator and author Moshe Wolman.
In the 20th century, Wollner is recorded as a Jewish surname in Czechoslovakia and Hungary.