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BLUMANN Origin of surname

BLUMANN, BLUMAN Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name can be a matronymic (derived from a female ancestor's personal name). It is associated with the name Bluma ("flower" in German). The meaning of the name is "Bluma's husband, son, or household". In some cases, surnames comprising Bluma are derived from a medieval house-sign, as for example in the Jewish quarter (Judengasse) of medieval Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where each house had a sign, usually an animal or a flower. With time, many of the signs became fixed hereditary family names. In the 20th century Blumann is recorded as a Jewish surname with Franz Blumann of Hamburg who disappeared in German-occupied Minsk during World War II.
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BLUMANN Origin of surname
BLUMANN, BLUMAN Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name can be a matronymic (derived from a female ancestor's personal name). It is associated with the name Bluma ("flower" in German). The meaning of the name is "Bluma's husband, son, or household". In some cases, surnames comprising Bluma are derived from a medieval house-sign, as for example in the Jewish quarter (Judengasse) of medieval Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where each house had a sign, usually an animal or a flower. With time, many of the signs became fixed hereditary family names. In the 20th century Blumann is recorded as a Jewish surname with Franz Blumann of Hamburg who disappeared in German-occupied Minsk during World War II.
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People