Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
ZEMAN
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Origin | of Slovak origin |
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Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the Slovak common noun zeman meaning ‘yeoman; lower nobleman with a coat of arms’, later ‘free landowner’ and refers to social status. Variant: Zemán. |