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Lisman Name Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Listman, an ornamental name, composed of German List ‘cunning’ or Lust ‘joy’, ‘pleasure’ (with the vowel change from u to i peculiar to the Yiddish dialect spoken in Poland) + Mann ‘man’. Dutch: variant of Lies.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Lipman, Zisman, Osman, Litman, Libman, Wisman, Nieman, Eisman, Mesman

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Lisman Family Origin

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Lisman Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    52%

  • Blacksmith

    9%

  • Laborer

    9%

  • Carpenter

    4%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Lisman family was Carpenter. The most common Lisman occupation in the USA was Farmer. 52% of Lisman's were Farmers. Farmer, Blacksmith and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Lisman.

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Lisman Life Expectancy

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