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  • Distribution of Oman Families in the US in 1840
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  • Distribution of Oman Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Oman Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Oman Total Records: 7  Origin of Oman, Meaning of Oman Origin: English Archers Surnames: Yeamans, Yeomans, Youmans Submitted by: David Youmans Origin of Oman, Meaning of Oman Origin: My earliest known ancestor was John Charles Homans, who was a farmer in Canterbury, England in the 1800's. He immigrated to Nova Scotia (Clam Bay area) in the late 1800's, It was here that our strain of family begins. We have no knowledge of our ancestors beyond him, but believe he had siblings or relatives that immigrated to the Boston, Massachussetts area. Surnames: Homans, Homan, Homann, Holman, Holmans, Holmanns Submitted by: Cindy Homans (Creighton) Origin of Oman, Meaning of Oman Origin: Looking for the book The Vrooman Family in America 1949 wickersham and comstock will pay any price... must be original printing Surnames: Vrooman Submitted by: Mel Vrooman Origin of Oman, Meaning of Oman Origin: Homan came from the German "Hohmann" and means "high man". The current spelling was given to our ancestors as they came to America. When they entered the country and were asked their name, it was incorrectly recorded as Homan Surnames: Homan Submitted by: Origin of Oman, Meaning of Oman Origin: new zealand Surnames: Romana Submitted by: Hilda Origin of Oman, Meaning of Oman Origin: Yeoman/Yeomans/Youman/Youmans probably originated form Old Frisian or Old Flemish. Originally meaning a villager or freeman who follows a chief. He was Ceorl who was born free. In the days of Anglo Norman rule, the middling and higher class of peasantry diminished almost to extinction. The lower class of peasantry probably disappeared into slavery. The middling class became known as cottagers, and then villeins (Anglo Saxon Term). Surnames: Yeoman/Yeomans/Youman/Youmans Submitted by: Origin of Oman, Meaning of Oman Origin: William Camden wrote in 1586 in "Remaines of a Greater Worke Concerning Britaine" "About the yeare of our Lord 1000...surnames began to be taken up in France, and in England about the time of the Conquest, or else a very little before, under King Edward the Confessor, who was all Frenchified...but the French and wee termed them Surnames, not because they are the names of the sire, or the father, but because they are super added to Christian names as the Spanish called them Renombres, as Renames." So we end up with Thurman. According to at least one respectable text, it came about because of Thor, the ancient god of thunder, and was known in Old Norse as ?orr. ?orr + mundr = Thor's protection, and that became, in Old Norse - ?orrundr, which evolved into the Middle English version Thurmond. Thurman is an English Patronymic Name derived from Thurmond as a given name." Surnames: Thurman, Thurmond, Thurmon, Thoroman, Thoroughman Submitted by: Loren Thurman 2/17/2012 12:27 PM Page 1 of 1

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