Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage German (East Prussian) Scripts Buchmann Pronounced Pron. Buk-muhn(East Prussian German) [key] Meaning & History Bookman, as a surname, derives from East Purssian origin. It is the American version of “Buchmann” with “Buch” meaning book in German, and “Mann” meaning man, creating the Americanized German surname Bookman.