Hymans

Hymans
Recorded as Higham, Hayem, Heyem, Hyam, Hyams, Hyman, Hymans and others, this is a surname of two possible origins. It can be one of the oldest English surnames, and if so is locational, or if Ashkenasic it originates from the Hebrew word "khayim" meaning life. The English origin is from any or all of the various places called Higham, in the counties of Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Suffolk, and Yorkshire. Most are recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086 as variously Echam, Hecham, and Heiham, and all share the same meaning of the high homestead. Higham in Sussex, recorded as Iham in the year 1200 bucks the trend, by translating as an island in a water- meadow! If the surname is Askenasic or Jewish it was introduced into England after 1655, when Oliver Cromwell lifted the restriction against immigrants, allowing Jewish people in particular, to settle in the country. Many adopted English surnames which had an association if only in (near) spelling with Hebrew words or names. Early examples of the surname recordings include Robertus de Hegham in the Poll Tax rolls of Yorkshire in 13279, and John Higham in the Wills record of Cheshirein 1445. The christening of John Higham, was recorded at Garstang, Lancashire, on March 1st 1587. An early coat of arms associated with the surname has the blazon of a blue field, charged with a bend cotised in silver. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Osward de Hecham. This was dated 1176, in the Essex Pipe Rolls, during the reign of Henry 11nd, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Hymans — Paul Hymans Paul Louis Adrien Louis Hymans (* 23. März 1865 in Ixelles/Elsene; † 6. März 1941 in Nizza) war ein belgischer liberaler Politiker und mehrfacher Minister. Hymans wurde in einer gutsituierten bürgerlichen Familie geboren. Er erwarb… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • HYMANS, PAUL — (1865–1941), Belgian statesman and historian who was four times foreign minister of Belgium, born in Brussels of a Protestant mother. His father was Solomon Louis Hymans, poet, politician, and member of the chamber of deputies. After graduating… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Hymans, Paul — (1865 1941)    A leading Liberal Party statesman, Paul Hymans was born in Ixelles on 23 March 1865. The son of Louis Hymans, he represented Brussels in the Chamber of Representatives from 1900 to 1941 and he held numerous ministerial offices in… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

  • Hymans, Paul — ▪ Belgian statesman born March 23, 1865, Ixelles, near Brussels died March 8, 1941, Nice, Fr.       Belgian statesman who, as Belgium s representative to the Paris Peace Conference after World War I, helped draft the covenant of the League of… …   Universalium

  • Hymans, Louis — (1829 1884)    Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on 3 May 1829, Louis Hymans was a French language writer who made his reputation writing popular historical works. Amember of the Liberal Party, he represented Brussels in the Chamber of… …   Historical Dictionary of Brussels

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