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STURMAN

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Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Sturman surname in historical dictionaries

STURMAN. Stirman or Stermannus occurs in Domesday as .the designation of an oflicial. Edric Stirman was, temp. Edw. Confessor, commander of the land and sea forces of the bishop of Worcester, for the king's service. {Stermanmis navis episcopi, et ductor exercitus ejusdem episcopi, ad servicium regis). Heming Chartul. quoted in Ellis's Introd. ii. 89. There was also a king's Stirman. A-Sax. steoran, to steer, rule, govern.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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