Elman Family History
Elman Name Meaning
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Hellmann (see Heller ) reflecting varieties of Yiddish in which there is no h. Americanized form of German Elmann: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Adelman composed of the elements adal ‘noble (family)’ + man ‘man’. English: occupational name for a maker or seller of oils from Middle English ele ‘oil’ + man ‘man’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022