Jackman Family History
Jackman Name Meaning
English: occupational name for the servant of someone who bore the personal name Jack from Jack + man. English (of Norman origin): from Old French Jaquemin and Jacquemon pet forms of Jacqueme a Picard form of James (from Latin Jacomus). Jacqueme is also found as a female name. The surname was probably also spelled Jakeman and Jakemon. Americanized form of French Jacquème (see James ). Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames. Americanized form of German Jachmann or Jackmann from a Czech pet form of a name ultimately from the Biblical name Yochanam (see John ) + Middle High German man ‘man’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022