Widman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Widman family

The surname Widman was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when the held lands.

Early History of the Widman family

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Widman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Widnam, Widenham, Widman and others.

Early Notables of the Widman family

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Widman Ranking

In the United States, the name Widman is the 12,919^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Widman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Widman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hendrick Widman, aged 38, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 2
Michael Widman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
Johan Fried Widman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
John Widman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Johann Friedrich Widman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1749
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Widman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rudolph Widman, who landed in Arkansas in 1896 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Widman (post 1700) +

John Widman, American luthier from Asheville, North Carolina
Charles Henry Widman (1879-1944), American football player from Rochester, New York; he later became vice president of his father's J. C. Widman & Co. in Detroit which produced early automobile coachworks
Allan Widman (b. 1964), Swedish politician, Member of the Riksdag since 2002

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)