Wideman Family History
Wideman Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Widemann: from the ancient Germanic personal name Widiman composed of the elements witu ‘wood’ or wīt ‘wide broad’ + man ‘man’. Americanized form of German Widemann: topographic name from Middle Low German wide ‘willow’ for someone living near a willow tree or stand. Americanized form of German Weidemann or Weidmann ‘huntsman’. Swedish: variant of Widman .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022