Strohman Family History
- Strohman Name Meaning
- German (Strohmann): equivalent of Strohmeyer. German (Strohmann): from Middle High German stro ‘straw’ + man ‘man’, hence a nickname for a farmer or for a stupid person. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or occupational name from German Stroh ‘straw’ + Mann ‘man’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 9,327 Historical Documents with Strohman on Ancestry
- 3,405 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 2,077 Census and Voter Lists
- 380 Military Records
- 161 Immigration Records
- 3,304 Member Trees
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1851 Canada Census Data
Strohman census records
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from 1881 CA Census Data
Strohman census records
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