Etymology

Saltman

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German Salzmann
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  1. German · derived fromSalzmann
  2. English todaySaltman

English occupational surname, from salt + man. See also Salter. This has parallels and adaptions from other surnames such as Jewish and German Salzmann, Jewish Saltsman.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.