Where does the name last Lehman come frome?

Question

my last name is lehman i want to know where it comes from is it german or what

Answer 1

The meaning of the surname LEHMAN is - one who held land on feudal tenure; a vassal.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This is all I could find on www.ancestry.com in relation to the name,

Lehman Name Meaning and History

German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): see Lehmann.

hope this helps.

Answer 4

Lehman    

Last name origin & meaning:

German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): see Lehmann.

Lehmann  

Last name origins & meanings:

German: status name for a feudal tenant or vassal, Middle High German lēheman, lēnman (from lēhen ‘to hold land as a feudal tenant’ + man ‘man’). The tenant held land on loan for the duration of his life in return for rent or service, but was not free to transfer or divide it.

Jewish (western Ashkenazic): from an identical Jewish personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Leo