Re: origin of surname
in reply to a message by Karen
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".
The "oe" in Groeneman is a way to write the German letter "ö".