The Nierman Last Name

Nierman began as a German family name. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “dweller in the lower location, such as farther down the hill”.

Where the name comes from

It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived. The name also appears as Niermann.

Surname statistics

776 Americans were listed as Nierman in the 2010 census. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Nierman family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

Get the complete Nierman report, with a museum-style coat of arms.