The ockerman Surname
ockerman Name Meaning and History
- Dutch: topographic name, derived from a misdivision of van den nokere ‘from the nut (tree)’ (Middle Dutch noker) + man ‘man’.
- Dutch: variant of Ackerman, from akker ‘field’ + man ‘man’, a topographic name, or an occupational name for a farmer.
- German (Ockermann): variant of Ocker 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Obit - H.D. Ockerman (Indiana to Wayne County, Iowa) |
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| Biography Joseph Robert Ockerman |
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| Just a note |
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| Surname Ockermann / Aukermann |
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| GG Grandma Ockerman |
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| Jesse G. Ockerman | Heidi Henzler | 3 |
| Fern Ockerman Boye (1915-2005) Obit |
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| Kalamazoo, MI-Ockermans | Julia Olson | 0 |
| Looking for my father | Janet | 2 |
| Curious about the Ockerman's | Cara Ockermann | 1 |
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