Last name: DORMAN

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DORMAN : This last name is indexed 49,194 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

DORMAN : 1: English: variant of Dearman. This surname became established in Ireland in the 17th century; it is sometimes found as a variant of Dornan.2: Americanized form of German Dormann: occupational name for a doorkeeper or gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived by the gate of a town or city. Compare Dorer Dorwart.3: Hungarian (Dormán): from the old personal name Dormán.4: Jewish (Ashkenazic): unexplained.

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