Homan is a surname with a variety of origins. As a
Dutch surname it appears to have originated as an
assimilation (fm->m) of Ho(o)fman, making it cognate to names like
Hoffman and
Van 't Hof, indicating either an occupational (court servant; steward; or farmer) or toponymic origin (man at the homestead, court or farm). The oldest attestation is in the 14th century in
Drenthe.[1][2] In North America, it may be an Americanized spelling of the German names
Homann or
Hohmann. Homan also exists since the 17th century in
Ireland, while in
England it may be a variant of
Holman.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
Bálint Hóman (1885–1951), Hungarian historian, Minister of Religion and Education 1932–1942, and Nazi collaborator
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