What We Know About the Turmann Surname

Search old registers for Turmann and you will soon meet Thurman too. Name scholars give the meaning as “Thor's protection”.

Records show Turmann as one of the forms Thurman took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Thurmon and Thurmond.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Turmann, so the heraldry linked to Thurman is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Turmann family name pack.