Krizman Family History
Krizman Name Meaning
Slovenian (almost exclusively Križman) and Croatian (also Križman): from an old vernacular form of the personal name Krist(i)jan Latin Christianus (compare Krizan and German Christmann ); or in some cases a topographic name from križ ‘cross’ (see Kriz ). It may also be a nickname or a topographic name from the dialect plant name križman ‘milkwort (Polygala amara)’. Compare Crisman and Krisman . Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kritzman .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022