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truman Name Meaning and History

  1. English (mainly East Midlands): variant spelling of Trueman.
  2. Jewish (from Latvia): habitational name for someone from a Latvian village, the Russian name of which is Trumany.
  3. Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Trumann, a variant of Trautmann.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of truman Families in the US in 1920
Vermont: Less than 1% (3 of 944)New Hampshire: Less than 1% (3 of 944)Maryland: 1% (9 of 944)Delaware: 1% (10 of 944)New Jersey: 2% (23 of 944)Connecticut: 1% (6 of 944)Rhode Island: 1% (7 of 944)Massachusetts: 1% (12 of 944)Hawaii: Less than 1% (0 of 944)Alaska: Less than 1% (0 of 944)California: 5% (49 of 944)Nevada: Less than 1% (0 of 944)Oregon: 1% (11 of 944)Washington: 1% (12 of 944)Idaho: 1% (5 of 944)Utah: 1% (10 of 944)Arizona: Less than 1% (3 of 944)New Mexico: Less than 1% (0 of 944)Colorado: 1% (12 of 944)Wyoming: Less than 1% (1 of 944)Montana: 1% (5 of 944)North Dakota: Less than 1% (3 of 944)South Dakota: 1% (7 of 944)Nebraska: 1% (9 of 944)Kansas: 2% (19 of 944)Oklahoma: 1% (13 of 944)Texas: 3% (30 of 944)Minnesota: 3% (25 of 944)Iowa: 2% (23 of 944)Missouri: 3% (24 of 944)Arkansas: 1% (8 of 944)Louisiana: 1% (9 of 944)Illinois: 4% (36 of 944)Wisconsin: 2% (15 of 944)Michigan: 6% (52 of 944)Indiana: 4% (39 of 944)Ohio: 10% (90 of 944)Kentucky: 3% (25 of 944)West Virginia: 5% (45 of 944)Tennessee: 2% (23 of 944)Mississippi: 1% (12 of 944)Alabama: 1% (12 of 944)Florida: 1% (5 of 944)Georgia: 2% (17 of 944)South Carolina: 1% (10 of 944)North Carolina: 1% (12 of 944)Virginia: 6% (53 of 944)Maryland: 1% (9 of 944)Delaware: 1% (10 of 944)New Jersey: 2% (23 of 944)Pennsylvania: 5% (47 of 944)New York: 9% (89 of 944)Connecticut: 1% (6 of 944)Rhode Island: 1% (7 of 944)Massachusetts: 1% (12 of 944)Vermont: Less than 1% (3 of 944)New Hampshire: Less than 1% (3 of 944)Maine: 1% (5 of 944)
Number of truman families
 46-90
 16-45		 1-15
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Threads: 153 - Messages: 413
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Charles Truman c1863 jillrobbie 2
Charles Truman c1863 jillrobbie 0
Trumans of Independence, MO Alyssa 5
Samuel TRUMAN, Nottingham, c1720 Alan Pattison 8
Umeko (Suzuki) Truman Obit Obitslenaweecounty 0
Native American Heratige rcunderwood 0
Hardin & Shelby County KY slfate41 2
Thomas Harry Truman b: Jun 1851 Wilshire, England dutchz02 0
Truman, Payne Illinois, Inidana, Texas juliekempf1 0
William and Emily Truman: KY brianfutrel 2
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