Hartman

Hartman is a surname of Germanic origin, commonly rendered as Hartmann in German. It derives from the elements hart meaning hard or brave and man meaning man, a form traditionally interpreted as “hard man” or “brave man.” The name has spread beyond German-speaking areas through migration and assimilation, and it is encountered in many countries, especially in Europe and North America.

Hartman is also used as a place name. Numerous towns, villages, and geographic features in the United States and in Europe bear the name, reflecting its adoption as a toponym in addition to a family name. The spelling Hartman is the most common in English-language contexts, while Hartmann is prevalent in German-language sources; the two forms are closely related and often treated as variants.

In modern usage, Hartman refers primarily to people who bear the surname, and to the places that carry it. Because it has been widely adopted across cultures and languages, the name appears in various historical records, genealogies, and cultural references. Related forms and disambiguation targets include Hartmann, and, in some contexts, different transliterations or omissions of diacritics in non-German contexts.