Grodtmann: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Search old registers for Grodtmann and you will soon meet Grossmann too.

Its meaning, shared with Grossmann, is “Big man”. Before spelling was fixed, Grossmann was also written Grodtmann. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Grotmann, Grothmann and Grosmann.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Grossmann surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Research your Grodtmann family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.