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Ermann Origin and Immigration
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Origin: When we lived in VA, I found a source that said the name Waterman was derived from 'Walter's man'. Don't remember where I found it since, unfortunately, I didn't write it down.
Surnames: Waterman, Watermann
Submitted by: Jean Uhlarik
Origin of Ermann, Meaning of Ermann
Origin: As far as I know, the name Ackermann means 'farmer man', although I don't know the origin of it. My grandfather, Alois Ackerman, dropped the second 'n' when they moved to the U.S.
Surnames: Ackerman, Ackermann
Submitted by: Joyce Ackerman Cornibe
Origin of Ermann, Meaning of Ermann
Origin: Looking for Ancestors of Johann Friedrick HAUSSERMANN, father of Frederick HAUSSERMAN, who was the father of William George HAUSERMAN.
Surnames: HAUSSERMANN
Submitted by: Karen Hauserman
Origin of Ermann, Meaning of Ermann
Origin: German-Swiss Means: The Cheesmaker. The family were dairy farmers.
Surnames: kasserman, kasermann, kassermann
Submitted by: Danielle Hannah
Origin of Ermann, Meaning of Ermann
Origin: The meaning of Kustermann is the keeper or guardian of a church.
Surnames: Kustermann
Submitted by: Peter
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