Aleman (surname)
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Aleman (also spelled Alleman, Allemand, Aléman, Allamont, Allemagne, Alemaye, Alemán, and Alamán) is a European surname deriving from the Latin surname, Alemannus, which refers to someone of German descent, specifically from the Alamanni tribe. It may also have been given in reference to the Norman region of Allemagne, to the south of Caen, which in turn refers to the Alamanni tribe.[1]
The possibly related surnames Alman and Allman have separate listings.
Literally meaning "All Men," the name in French is Allemand; in Spanish, the term is Alemán or Alamán; the Catalan term is Alemany; the Italian term is Allemano; and the Portuguese term is Alemão.[2] The Alemannic tribe, along with the Goths, overran the part of the German Empire that lay along the Rhine river. Given that the women dressed and fought like men, the Germans said, See there are no women among them. They are all men.[3]
People with this surname
- Lucas Alamán (1792–1853), Mexican historian and politician
- Alberto Aleman, current Panamanian director of the Panama Canal
- Allan Alemán (born 1983), Costa Rican footballer
- Armando Alemán (born 1904), Spanish Olympic fencer
- Arnoldo Alemán (born 1946), Nicaraguan politician, president of Nicaragua from 1997 to 2002
- José Braulio Alemán (1864–1930), Cuban Brigadier General
- José Miguel Alemán (born 1956), Panamanian politician
- Julio Alemán (born 1933), Mexican actor
- Louis Aleman (1390–1450), French cardinal.
- Mateo Alemán (1547–c. 1610), Spanish novelist
- Miguel Alemán Valdés (1902–1983), Mexican politician, president of Mexico from 1946 to 1952; father of:
- Miguel Alemán Velasco (born 1932), Mexican politician, governor of Veracruz from 1998 to 2004.
- Nauzet Alemán (born 1985), Spanish footballer
- Oscar Alemán (1909–1980), Argentine jazz guitarist
- Ellen Alemany, American CEO of Citizens Financial Group
- Joseph Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888), O.P., Catalan American archbishop.
- Harry "The Hook" Aleman (1939–2010), American mobster
- Ricardo Rogério de Brito, commonly known by the nickname Alemão, (born 1961) Brazilian footballer
- Andy Alleman (born 1983), former American football guard
- Jean Allemand (1799–1833), French Catholic priest and Orientalist
- John George Alleman (1804–1865), French-born American Catholic missionary
- Serafino Allemano, Italian entrepreneur, founder of Carrozzeria Allemano
- Eulalio Ríos Alemán (c. 1930–c. 1980), Mexican Olympic swimmer
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