Kilman Family History
Kilman Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish kil ‘cool’ + man ‘man’. English (mainly Kent and Middlesex): variant of Gillman . This surname is rare in Britain. Swedish: habitational name formed with man ‘man’ for someone from a place called with the element kil- ‘wedge’ such as Kila in the province of Värmland or Kilby in the province of Uppland. Americanized form of German Killmann (see Killman ) or Kielmann (see Kielman ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022