About the Lohmanns Surname

It is easy to miss Lohmanns in an index if you only search for Lohmann.

What does the surname Lohmanns mean?

In origin, the name means “one who lived by a wood”.

How is Lohmanns related to Lohmann?

Lohmanns adds a patronymic ending to Lohmann, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Loehmann, Lohman and Lahmann.

Does every Lohmanns family have a crest?

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

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