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meaning
- English: variant of Pitman ‘dweller by the pit or hollow’, formed with Middle English putte, a dialect form common in southern and southwestern England. [Reference: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4]
- Dutch: from put ‘pit’ or ‘well’ + man ‘man’, a topographic name for someone who lived by such a feature, or a habitational name derived from a minor place named with the term. [Reference: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4]
- Americanized spelling of North German Püttmann, a topographic name cognate with 2. [Reference: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4]
background
Originally from England, Netherlands, and Germany. Several Putnam and Putman families came to America before the American Revolution. These included:
- John Putnam, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1642. Bill Putman's Genealogy Site
- Thomas Putnam, who arrived in Gloucester, Virginia in 1647. Bill Putman's Genealogy Site
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notable family members
- Joris Putman, Dutch actor IMDB.com
Links
- Genealogy Forum : Geneology.com
- Ancestry.com Forum : Ancestry.com
- Bill Putman's Genealogy Site
- William Albert "Billy" Putman's Putman Photo Genealogy