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Re: What is the meaning of the surname HATZMAN
HATZMAN is rather dutch. instead HATZMANN exists in Holland, Germany an Austria, but this surname is rather rare: not even 1000 persons per
each country.
I have a dictionary of german surnames but this surname is not considered so it means that it is not very important.
I have found out HATZ that it means "magpie", the name of a bird.
I ignore the meaning of the Dutch variant.
The number of immigrant in USA is nothing between 1890 and 1930.
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There were roughly 200 Hatzmans in Holland in 1947, and they were all descended from a German soldier from Nassau Dietz. He married in 1820.
Grimm's Woerterbuch contains the word Hatz, Hatzen. It signifies a method of hunting with dogs: hounding, baiting (compare 'hetzen'), a set of hounds, etc.
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hello johannes, you have exactly the same name as my father had. where do you live?
my name is Flip and I live in Holland.
your explanation about our surname and its origine come very close to what I have learned.

many greetings
Flip
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