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Question: Anyone with the last name HUMAN out there!?
And if so, do you know where your Human ancestors are from!? (Germany, England, Hungary!.!.!.!?)Www@QuestionHome@Com


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To be certain about your origin you will have to research your family lineage, this explanation only gives a possible origin of the name, not the person!.

Human Last name origins & meanings:
English: partly from an unattested late Old English personal name, Hygemann, composed of the elements hyge ‘mind’ (cognate with the underlying Germanic element in Hugh) + mann ‘man’!. In some cases this may also have been an occupational name for a servant (Middle English man) of a man called Hugh!.
Perhaps an altered spelling of German Homann!.

Homann
Last name origins & meanings:
North German: status name from Middle Low German homan, denoting someone of high social class (Middle Low German hō ‘high’ + man ‘man’)!.
North German: variant of Hoffmann!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Human Name Meaning and History
English: partly from an unattested late Old English personal name, Hygemann, composed of the elements hyge ‘mind’ (cognate with the underlying Germanic element in Hugh) + mann ‘man’!. In some cases this may also have been an occupational name for a servant (Middle English man) of a man called Hugh!.
Perhaps an altered spelling of German Homann!.
Hope this helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com