Hetman Family History
Hetman Name Meaning
Polish Ukrainian and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Polish and Ukrainian hetman ‘military leader’ (a derivative of German Hauptmann; see Hauptmann ) a status name for a military officer or for the elected leader of a community. In many cases it was applied as a nickname. As a Jewish name it is generally artificial; the literal sense ‘military leader’ never applies. Compare Getman . In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of German Hettmann (see Hettman ) a cognate of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022