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Surname Etymology and Meaning of DORMAN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: from the Old English personal name Deormann, composed of Old English deor (see Dear) + mann ‘man’. This surname became established in Ireland in the 17th century; sometimes it is found as a variant of Dornan.
2. German (Dormann): occupational name for a doorkeeper or gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived by the gate of a town or city. Compare Dorer, Dorwart.
3. Hungarian (Dormán): from the old secular personal name Dormán.
4. Jewish (Ashkenazic): unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)