A German and French surname the Hartman family name comes from the Old German term of ‘heri’ which meant soldier or warrior. The German term of ‘hard’ also means hardy. There is also the tie-in with the name Armand. A later German spelling was Heriman.

Spelling variations for Hartman include Hartmande, Hermande, Hartmann, Herman, Harman, Larmande, Armande, Arman, Armmand, Hermman, Larmand and Armmand.

The city of London, along with Yorkshire and Lancashire have the greater population of the Hartman name In England. In Scotland the counties of Angus and Lanarkshire have the most families with the Hartman name.

Within the United States the Hartman family is chiefly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, California and Missouri.

Famous: Mary Elizabeth Hartman (film actress), Phil Hartman (comic writer from Canada), David Hartman (actor and TV entertainer), Kevin Hartman (professional soccer player, Lisa Hartman (actress and signer), Sid Hartman (sports journalist), Dan Hartman (songwriter and singer) and Brynn Hartman (actress and model).