Hartman surname meaning

Hartman is chiefly a surname from the Germanic personal name Hartmann. Its elements are commonly glossed as “strong,” “hard,” or “brave” and “man,” producing a personal name rather than a literal instruction about a particular ancestor’s character. Hartmann and Hartman are the German and anglicized spellings; Hardman can overlap in English records. Some regional lines may have other routes, including place associations. Parent’s name is the catalog type with high confidence because the personal-name source is well attested, even though it does not identify one universal Hartmann.