The gehman Surname

gehman Name Meaning and History

Swiss German (Gehmann): probably a variant of Gehm 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The gehman name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the gehman family name as far back in history as possible.

gehman Family Facts

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Distribution of gehman Families in the US in 1920

Number of gehman families

84-165

29-83

1-28

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Thread	Author	Replies
Mary Gehman - Daniel Borneman	John Rahn	1
Abraham Gehman (1760-1809), Dauphin Co., Pa.	John H.	17
LInda (Spangler) Gehman obituary	puppup	0
Charles Gehman obituary	puppup	0
Surnames Gayman/Foor	Sylvia Witz	0
Christian Gehman, b. 1735	Lkosloskey	0
Searching for James Gehman or Gayman	Gregory A. Bennett	0
Fannie Gehman	Kathleen Ehli	3
May Lizzie Gehman	fje7781	2
Larry Samuel Gehman	M. Woolard	0

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