View Message

OPPERMAN(N) is an old German surname. It sometimes appears as OPFERMANN with the two elements "Opfer" (offertory) and "Mann", denoting a sexton (who collects the offertory).

---

This is taken from Rosa and Volker Kohlheim (ed.): Familiennamen, Mannheim 2000 (Duden Verlag)

---

Andy ;—)