Aman
Aman is usually an English surname from a word meaning “a fellow” or “man,” though in some cases it may be a shortened form of a given name.
The #8,506 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 79,738 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The surname Aman is most plausibly connected with Middle English aman, a word glossed by older surname writers as meaning “a fellow” or simply “man.” In that sense it began as a descriptive nickname or byname rather than a hereditary family name. In some instances, however, Aman may also be a shortened or altered form of a personal name, so not every family with the surname necessarily shares the same origin.
History
Old surname collections record Aman only sporadically, which suggests it was never among the most common English surnames. The form may have survived in a few local lines while other bearers were absorbed into spellings such as Amon, Amann, or related variants. Because the name is also found as a personal name in other languages, some modern instances may reflect independent origins.
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Fun fact
A similar old English word appears in older surname books as a general term for “a fellow,” showing how everyday speech could become a hereditary surname.
From the historical record
“.6^3- G™KeB„||jrMdM=,yrianiei; - ^aman Lie. (Londnn), 11. j6v. I7I7-S. Right Hon. Henry. Lon! CoCrrane and \liee Hsnier: Uarriage 'oiAird, ™lJ™^k,i ; Philadelphia, I.”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instancesNotable people named Aman
- Zeenat Aman (b. 1951)
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