Heerman Name Origin and Family Crest

Search old registers for Heerman and you will soon meet Herrmann too. The name is generally explained as “One who served in the army; descendant of Hariman (army, man)”.

Heerman and Herrmann

Records show Heerman as one of the forms Herrmann took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Heermann, Herman and Hermanns.

Heerman by the numbers

Heerman sounds close to Hermann, so it can help to search both.

Heerman coat of arms

Looking for a Heerman coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

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