The sturman Surname
sturman Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a navigator, from Old Norse stýrimaðr ‘steersman’ (a compound of stýra ‘to steer’ + maðr ‘man’).
- English: from an Old French diminutive form Esturmin of a Germanic byname meaning ‘storm’. Compare Storm.
- North German (Sturmann): altered spelling of Stuhrmann, an occupational name for a helmsman, from Middle Low German sturen ‘to steer’ + mann ‘man’.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): origin uncertain; possibly an ornamental name from Polish szturman ‘mate (of a ship)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thomas Sturman came on ship Sarah Elizabeth ca. 1636 |
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| Thomas and Margaret Sturman |
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| Rosanna Sturman 1822 Northamptonshire |
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| VA>GA John Foxhall Sturman | Vicki Morell | 3 |
| Sturmans of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire | Ian Sturman | 6 |
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| Sturman Family | Alan Sturman | 4 |
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| Henry Stuerman, Augusta, GA; died 1795 |
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