Dutch: from a derivative
of Horn suffixed by man ‘man’, or the topographic or
habitational name van Hoorn, denoting someone who lived by a
pointed or curved geographical feature (Dutch hoorn).
Hungarian (Ormán): from Ormán, an old secular
personal name.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): of uncertain origin;
perhaps a nickname from Yiddish orem ‘poor’ + man ‘man’.
Southern English: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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