Teichman Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Teichman, so the heraldry linked to Teichmann is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

The name Teichman is closely linked to Teichmann. Taken at its root, Teichman points to “Pond keeper”.

Teichman drops the “n” of Teichmann, a simplification that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Teich. According to the 2010 US Census, the Teichman surname had 1,077 bearers. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames.

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