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[Surname] origin of surname

by Karen (guest)

8/1/2010, 2:14 PM

I am unable to find the origin and meaning of the surname Groeneman.
I was told it is German, but can't find anything on it. Any information is appreciated.

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- Siegfried (guest)

8/2/2010, 3:12 AM

The book "German Names" by Hans Bahlow has Gronemann/Grohmann/Grohnemann. It means "from Grone, near Göttingen" (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grone_%28G%C3%B6ttingen%29).
The "oe" in Groeneman is a way to write the German letter "ö".

- _0TophasNails_1 +1

8/1/2010, 6:27 PM

I think I've found something for you :)

There is a Dutch village called Groenekan and I'm guessing Groeneman denotes that he is from that village and so the usage would actually be Dutch - which is in the german branch. Hope this has been informative!

- Karen (guest)

8/2/2010, 10:25 AM

Thanks very much!

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