Steckman Family History
Steckman Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Steckmann: topographic name for someone who lived by a steep narrow path from Middle High German stech(el) ‘steep (slope)’ + man ‘man’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): probably a nickname for a thin man from German Stecken ‘stick’ + Mann (Yiddish man) ‘man’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022