Schiffman Family History
Schiffman Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schiffmann: occupational name for a shipman (see Schiffer ). Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schiff ‘ship’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’ an artificial name or possibly a habitational name denoting someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a ship. Compare Shiffman .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022