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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German (Strohmann) : equivalent of Strohmeyer.
  • German (Strohmann) : from Middle High German strō ‘straw’ + man ‘man’, hence a nickname for a farmer or for a stupid person.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname or occupational name from German Stroh ‘straw’ + Mann ‘man’.

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