Homan is a surname with a variety of origins. As a

Dutch surname Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific. Dutch given names A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not u ...

it appears to have originated as an assimilation (fm->m) of ''Ho(o)fman'', making it cognate to names like

Hoffman Hoffman is a surname of German and Jewish origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelle ...

and Van 't Hof, indicating either an occupational (court servant; steward; or farmer) or toponymic origin (man at the homestead, court or farm). The oldest attestation is in the 14th century in Drenthe.Van 't Hof Homan Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2103 In North America, it may be an Americanized spelling of the German names Homann or Hohmann. Homan also exists since the 17th century in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, while in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

it may be a variant of

Holman Holman may refer to: People * Holman (surname), including people with the name * Holman (given name), a list of people with the name Places United States * Holman, Missouri, a former town * Holman, Texas, a settlement * Holman, Washington, a s ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Bálint Hóman Bálint Hóman (29 December 1885 – 2 June 1951) was a Hungarian scholar and politician who served as Minister of Religion and Education twice: between 1932–1938 and between 1939–1942. He died in prison in 1951 for his support of the fasc ...

(1885–1951), Hungarian historian, Minister of Religion and Education 1932–1942, and Nazi collaborator * Bill Homan (1880–1963), Australian footballer * Conrad Homan (1840–1922), Union Army soldier during the American Civil War * Cornelius Homan (1900–1979), English Conservative Party politician *

Darren Homan Darren Homan is a former Gaelic footballer from Kilnamanagh, Tallaght. He played for the Dublin county team. Homan retired in 2005 from the Dublin senior football panel after the 2005 quarter-final against Tyrone due to injury. He left Ball ...

(born 1974), Irish footballer *

Dennis Homan Dennis Frank Homan (born January 9, 1946 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (1968–1970) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1971� ...

(born 1946), American football player *

Ed Homan Ed Homan is a Florida physician and Republican politician who serves as the District 60 Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He is married to Carol Hodges and has three children, David, John, and Mark. He wa ...

, American physician and Republican politician in Florida * Frank A. Homan, (1875-1958), American politician, mayor of Fresno, California * Gertrude Homan (1882–1951), American actress, screenwriter, film editor, and studio executive * Jared Homan (born 1983), American basketball player * Johannes Linthorst Homan (1903–1986), Dutch politician and diplomat *

Korie Homan Korie Homan (born 16 June 1986 in de Wijk) is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009, she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimbled ...

(born 1986), Dutch wheelchair tennis player * Luke Homan, (-2006), American college basketball player *

Mark Homan Mark Brian Homan (born April 17, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Ottawa. He is the brother of the 2013 and 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion skip Rachel Homan, and currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. He ...

(born 1979/80), Canadian curler, brother of Rachel * Paul Homan (1893–1969), American economist *

Rachel Homan Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian international curler. Homan is a former Canadian junior champion, a three-time Canadian national champion, and the 2017 world champion, all as a skip. She was also the skip of the Can ...

(born 1989), Canadian curler, sister of Mark * Ralph Homan (1928–2013), American (South Dakota) politician and businessman *

Ross Homan Ross Homan (born March 5, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. After playing college football for Ohio State, he was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Bucca ...

(born 1987), American football linebacker *

Thomas Homan Thomas Douglas Homan is an American former police officer and government official who served during the Trump Administration as Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from January 30, 2017 to June 29, 2018. Since hi ...

(born 1961), American government official, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) * Two-Bits Homan (1898–1953), American football player * William Homan (1771–1852), Irish baronet ;Adopted as a given or middle name * Homan Potterton (1946–2020), Irish art historian and writer * Emma Homan Thayer (1842–1908), American botanical artist and author *

Howard Homan Buffett Howard Homan Buffett (August 13, 1903 – April 30, 1964) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a four-term Republican United States Representative for the state of Nebraska. He was the father of Warren Buffett, the Amer ...

(1903–1964), American businessman, investor, and politician, father of Warren Buffett * Joseph Homan Manley (1842–1905), American Republican Party official *

William Homan Thorpe William Homan Thorpe FRS (1 April 1902 – 7 April 1986) was Professor of Animal Ethology at the University of Cambridge, and a significant British zoologist, ethologist and ornithologist.Alan Costall, ‘Thorpe, William Homan (1902–1986)’ T ...

(1902–1986), British zoologist, ethologist and ornithologist

Named after people

Homan Bay Homan Bay is an Arctic waterway in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in western M'Clintock Channel, off the eastern coast of Victoria Island. It is separated from Denmark Bay, to the west by a peninsula with a narrow isthmus ...

on the eastern coast of Victoria Island, Canada, named by

Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen began ...

after a sponsor of his expedition, C.H. Homan. * Homan station (CTA Green Line) and

Homan Square North Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas of the city of Chicago, Illinois, located on its West Side. The area contains the K-Town Historic District, the Foundation for Homan Square, the Homan Square interrogation facility, and the grea ...

, both on Homan Ave, Chicago, itself named after the building contractor Joseph HomanCHM Martin & McNali
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/ref> * Homansbyen, a neighborhood of Oslo named for the lawyer brothers Jacob (1816–1868) and Henrik Homan (1824–1900)

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