Aleman (surname)

Aleman (Alleman, Allman and variants) is a surname with origin Romance language speaking parts of Western Europe, derived from the name for Germany derived from the name of the Alamanni (the Frankish duchy of Alamannia), French Allemagne, Spanish Alemania, etc. The surname is thus a toponymic surname, and would originally have been given to a person of German origin in a Romance speaking area.

Variants of the surname include English (from Norman French) Allman,^[1] Alleman,^[2] French Allemand, Spanish Aleman (Alemán), among others. Alman can be a variant of Allman, Alleman, but also of unrelated Swedish or German Ahl(e)mann or Jewish Almen.^[3]

People with this surname

Aleman, Alemán

Louis Aleman (1390–1450), French cardinal.
Mateo Alemán (1547–c. 1610), Spanish novelist
Lucas Alamán (1792–1853), Mexican historian and politician
José Braulio Alemán (1864–1930), Cuban Brigadier General
Miguel Alemán González (1884–1929), Mexican general
Miguel Alemán Valdés (1902–1983), Mexican politician, president of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.
Armando Alemán (b. 1904), Spanish Olympic fencer
Oscar Alemán (1909–1980), Argentine jazz guitarist
Eulalio Ríos Alemán (c. 1930–c. 1980), Mexican Olympic swimmer
Miguel Alemán Velasco (b. 1932), Mexican politician, governor of Veracruz from 1998 to 2004.
Miguel Alemán (1906–1979), Cuban chess master
Julio Alemán (b. 1933), Mexican actor
Harry "The Hook" Aleman (1939–2010), American mobster
Arnoldo Alemán (b. 1946), Nicaraguan politician, president of Nicaragua from 1997 to 2002
Alberto Aleman (b. c. 1951) Panamanian director of the Panama Canal
José Miguel Alemán (b. 1956), Panamanian politician
André Aleman (b. 1975), Dutch neuroscientist
Allan Alemán (b. 1983), Costa Rican footballer
Nauzet Alemán (b. 1985), Spanish footballer

Alman

Allman

other

Ellen Alemany, American CEO of Citizens Financial Group
Joseph Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888), O.P., Catalan American archbishop.
Jean Allemand (1799–1833), French Catholic priest and Orientalist
Serafino Allemano, Italian entrepreneur, founder of Carrozzeria Allemano

References

^ Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 26.
^ Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 24.
^ Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 27.

External links

"www.4crests.com "ALLEMAND Family Crest / ALLEMAND Coat of Arms"". 4crests.com. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-12-28.

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[1] Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 26.

[2] Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 24.

[3] Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, p. 27.

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