Lehmann

Occupational

Meaning

A person who teaches or serves as a feudal tenant farmer.

Etymology

Derived from the Middle High German 'lehmann,' combining 'lehen' (fief or teaching) and 'mann' (man). The term referred to someone who held a fief from a lord or taught others.

About the Lehmann Surname

Lehmann is an occupational surname indicating someone who held a fief or taught others. The name reflects the feudal and educational systems of medieval German-speaking societies.

Distribution

Common throughout German-speaking regions, with concentrations in areas with historical feudal structures.