Sellman Family History
Sellman Name Meaning
English: variant of Selman . Americanized form of German Sellmann: variant of Selbmann a nickname for an independent and headstrong person from Middle High German selp selb ‘self’ + man ‘man’. Americanized form of German Sellmann: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Sellen for instance one near Münster in Westphalia. Americanized form of South German Sellmann: occupational name for a middleman in a land or property sale or for a guardian from Middle High German sale ‘property transfer’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Selman .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022