Where Does the Hartmayr Surname Come From?

Many Hartmayr families will find their roots under Hartmann, the form most records use. The family name meaning is “Strong, brave man”, the same as for Hartmann.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Before spelling was fixed, Hartmann was also written Hartmayr.
• The same family of names includes Hartman and Hardtmann.

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