Littmann Family History
Littmann Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Litman . German: derivative with -mann ‘man’ of a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name based on the element liut ‘people tribe’. East German (of Slavic origin mainly in former Silesia): derivative with -mann ‘man’ of a Slavic personal name like Litomir based on Old Slavic ljutъ ‘grim wild’. Alternatively perhaps a nickname for a wild unruly person derived from the same Old Slavic word.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022