Alment is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Alment
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The lastname is a form of Ellman. Doubtless the Elmund, Al mund, Almund, or Filmundus of Domesd-a baptismal name.

The variation of the Dollman. The verb "to dole" signifies to share or divide; to set out in portions or lots, whether of land, goods, or money. Anglo-Saxon dælan. Perhaps the original Doleman may have been a distributor either of alms, or of lands under the tenantry arrangements of feudal times. Or he may have been such a "judge or divider"—that is arbitrator—as the one mentioned in Luke XII. 14. A less desirable derivation is from the Anglo-Saxon dol, foolish, erring, heretical, and man. Doleman. De la Dole. Hundred Rolls.

Surname is the form of Dalman. See Dallman - 1. Possibly Dale-man, an inhabitant of a valley. In Scotland a "dale's 2. The same as .

Alment is variant form of Ellman. Descendant of Hellmann, a German Jewish synonym for Samuel meaning "God hath heard"; one who came from Germany, a German.

Alment is form of the Altman. The old servant or descendant of Aldman meaning old man.

The lastname is the variant of the Allman. One who came from Alemaigne meaning all men. In Germany, a name generally applied to anyone from the Baltic States or from Holland.

The family name is a variant of the Dahlman. Valley man.

The lastname is form of Alleman. Of Germany.

The variation of Almonde. of Almmonde, i.e., mouth of the alm.

Alment is the variant form of Aleman. 1. See Alman - From the French l'Allemand-the German. See Almaine - Not from the French Allemagne, Germany, as might be supposed; but from Allemagne, a place near Caen, famous for its quarries of Caen stone. From this identity of name, that stone is often misunderstood to have been brought from Germany

The family were in Eastern Sussex in the XIV century
2.A dealer in ale.

Alment is a variation of Almaine. Not from the French Allemagne, Germany, as might be supposed; but from Allemagne, a place near Caen, famous for its quarries of Caen stone. From this identity of name, that stone is often misunderstood to have been brought from Germany.

Variant form of the Almon. See Alman and Ellman - From the French l'Allemand-the German. See Almaine - Not from the French Allemagne, Germany, as might be supposed; but from Allemagne, a place near Caen, famous for its quarries of Caen stone. From this identity of name, that stone is often misunderstood to have been brought from Germany

The family were in Eastern Sussex in the XIV century.

Form of Dallman. 1. Possibly Dale-man, an inhabitant of a valley. In Scotland a "dale's 2. The same as .

A form of Dulman. See Dolman - The verb "to dole" signifies to share or divide; to set out in portions or lots, whether of land, goods, or money. Anglo-Saxon dælan. Perhaps the original Doleman may have been a distributor either of alms, or of lands under the tenantry arrangements of feudal times. Or he may have been such a "judge or divider"—that is arbitrator—as the one mentioned in Luke XII. 14. A less desirable derivation is from the Anglo-Saxon dol, foolish, erring, heretical, and man. Doleman. De la Dole. Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Alment?

Alment is ranked 5212984 on our list.

Alment is an uncommon last name, few people in Netherlands and Saint Kitts and Nevis have the family name. So far only 14 people have been found who wears Alment as their surname. Few people around the world have Alment as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,311 Netherlands11

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Anna Alment was 4 years old when she migrated to United States on April 11, 1871. She lived in Haibach, Germany and took Weser from Bremen. 8 years old Anna Alment, Apolonia Alment (9), Conrad Alment (19) Farmer, Magda. Alment (20), Magda. Alment, Magdalene Alment (17), are other Alment that migrated to US.

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