Aleman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Aleman

The ancient German region of the Rhineland was the original home of the ancestors of the Aleman surname. Aleman was a local name, a type of hereditary surname that identified people by the places where they lived. Landowners were the first to use local names, and they often attached the prefix "von", meaning "of" or "from," to the surname. Often, the use of "von" was a mark of aristocratic birth. Local names are by far the most common style of German hereditary surname. Aleman was a name for someone who lived in the Rhineland which is derived from the Germanic tribal name Alemanni, which means all the men. The Alemanni, who originally inhabited the Rhineland, played a large role in the early tribal conflicts of the area and they engaged in bitter battles with the Franks for domination of territory. The English variation Aleman is also the name for someone from Germany, derived from the Anglo-Norman French word aleman, which means German, or Allemagne, which means Germany. In some cases, the name may have been from the southern regions of France that border Germany, such as Norman region of Allemagne which was named by the Germanic settlers there, or Alsace-Lorraine. Alman is also a Jewish Ashkenazic surname taken by a widower. In the Middle Ages, the Aleman family played an influential role in the social, economic and political development of the territories of the Rhineland.

Early Origins of the Aleman family

Early History of the Aleman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aleman research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1602, 1662, 1682, 1683, 1691, 1696, 1814 and 1850 are included under the topic Early Aleman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aleman Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Aleman include Alemann, Allemann, Aleman, Alemand, Allemand, Alemanns, Allemang and many more.

Early Notables of the Aleman family

Notables with the name Aleman during this period were

• Johann Martin Alemann, descendant of a Magdeburg noble family, who was ennobled as mayor of this city in 1602, a title recognized in Prussia

Aleman Ranking

In the United States, the name Aleman is the 3,134^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1