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Archivessurname Forman
Basically it coulb be a british surname. But in USA some Forman has come from Eastern slavic countries like Russia or Poland.
Could anyone explain me please the origin of this surname?
Thanks
Could anyone explain me please the origin of this surname?
Thanks
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On Ancestory.com ...
English: occupational name for a keeper of swine, Middle English foreman, from Old English fôr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + mann ‘man’.
English: status name for a leader or spokesman for a group, from Old English fore ‘before’, ‘in front’ + mann ‘man’. The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century, but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.
Czech and Jewish (from Bohemia, Moravia): occupational name for a carter, Czech forman, a loanword from German.
English: occupational name for a keeper of swine, Middle English foreman, from Old English fôr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + mann ‘man’.
English: status name for a leader or spokesman for a group, from Old English fore ‘before’, ‘in front’ + mann ‘man’. The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century, but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.
Czech and Jewish (from Bohemia, Moravia): occupational name for a carter, Czech forman, a loanword from German.
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