Släkthistoria för Schiffman
Schiffman Vad efternamn betyder
Americanized form of German Schiffmann: occupational name for a shipman (see Schiffer). Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schiff ‘ship’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’ an artificial name or possibly a habitational name denoting someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a ship. Compare Shiffman.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
