The Grohsmann Family Name

Arms linked to Grossmann and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Grossmann could easily become Grohsmann. Taken at its root, Grohsmann points to “Big man”.

Grohsmann writes “h” in place of the “s” found in Grossmann, a common scribal difference. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Grosmann, Grothmann and Grosman.

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