Wellman Family History
Wellman Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English wel(le) ‘spring well stream’ + man ‘man’ for someone who lived by such a place. English: variant of Willman . Americanized form of German Wellmann . Swedish: ornamental or habitational name formed with an unexplained (placename) element + man ‘man’. The surname is in part also of German origin (see Wellmann compare 3 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022