Herrmanns Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Herrmanns and Herrmann are two spellings with one history. In origin, the name means “Army man, warrior”.

Herrmanns coat of arms

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How the spelling arose

Herrmanns adds a patronymic ending to Herrmann, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Hermanns, Herrmanny and Heermann.

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