2006-08-20 11:06:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The name originates from Belgium
Spelling variations include:
Husmann, Houseman, Howsman, Housemann, Husmans, Huysman and many more.
First found in Belgium where name became noted for its many branches in the region. Each house aquiring status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region.
Some of the first settlers of this name, or some of its variations, were Andreas Husmann who arrived in New York in 1841,Frederic C Husmann who arrived in Philadelphia in 1840 and Charles Houseman who arrived in 1670
2006-08-20 11:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by »»» seagull ««« 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a Dutch name. Litterally it means "house man". I'm not 100% sure, but I think it originates from the Netherlands, and not from Belgium. It doesn't sound like a Flemish name to me. The Flemish have something exotic to their language (which is not really a language but rather a dialect of Dutch) and this name lacks any kind of exoticity (if that's what you'd call it) whatsoever. It's plump farmer's Dutch.
2006-08-20 18:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by Moppie098 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely sounds Dutch (Netherlands) ... 'huis' is Dutch for house.
And fyi - Pennsylvania Dutch are not "dutch" ... the Amish (aka Pennsylvania Dutch) originally came from Germany and Switzerland - not the Netherlands. They were called "Dutch" because they spoke German (which is spelled Deutsch in German).
2006-08-20 18:13:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kleineganz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Dutch and it means "house man".
So, in Holland John Houseman would be called Jan Huisman.
2006-08-21 15:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds Flemish (Dutch or from the Netherlands). Maybe Pennsylvanian Dutch?
2006-08-20 18:11:23 · answer #5 · answered by marc k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a tough one! Maybe Scottish!? Or Irish?
2006-08-20 18:11:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
vandressen
2006-08-20 18:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by healthnut 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
jewish.
2006-08-20 18:10:59 · answer #8 · answered by rottentothecore 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋