Homan (surname) explained
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
- Bill Homan (1880–1963), Australian footballer
- Conrad Homan (1840–1922), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War
- Cornelius Homan (1900–1979), English Conservative Party politician
- Darren Homan (born 1974), Irish footballer
- Dennis Homan (born 1946), American football player
- Ed Homan, American physician and Republican politician in Florida
- Frank A. Homan, (1875-1958), American politician, mayor of Fresno, California
- Gertrude Homan (1882–1951), American actress, screenwriter, film editor, and studio executive
- Jared Homan (born 1983), American basketball player
- Johannes Linthorst Homan (1903–1986), Dutch politician and diplomat
- Korie Homan (born 1986), Dutch wheelchair tennis player
- Luke Homan, (-2006), American college basketball player
- Mark Homan (born 1979/80), Canadian curler, brother of Rachel
- Paul Homan (1893–1969), American economist
- Rachel Homan (born 1989), Canadian curler, sister of Mark
- Ralph Homan (1928–2013), American (South Dakota) politician and businessman
- Ross Homan (born 1987), American football linebacker
- Thomas Homan (born 1961), American government official, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Two-Bits Homan (1898–1953), American football player
- William Homan (1771–1852), Irish baronet
- Adopted as a given or middle name
Named after people
- Homan Bay on the eastern coast of Victoria Island, Canada, named by Amundsen after a sponsor of his expedition, C.H. Homan.[3]
- Homan station (CTA Green Line) and Homan Square, both on Homan Ave, Chicago, itself named after the building contractor Joseph Homan[4]
- Homansbyen, a neighborhood of Oslo named for the lawyer brothers Jacob (1816–1868) and Henrik Homan (1824–1900)
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=homan&gba_naam=Homan&nfd_naam=Homan&operator=eq&taal= Homan
- https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=homan Van 't Hof Homan Name Meaning
- Geographic Board of Canada, Homan; bay, in Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Volumes 1-10, 1899
- CHM Martin & McNalis Chicago Streets
