Is Wajman or Wayman a Polish name?

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aliyaze1999Threads: 1 Joined: Aug 5, 10 ♀	Aug 5, 10, 02:07 #1
Does anyone know if Wajman or Wayman are common polish names? I think that they are just variations on each other. I am told that they are from Poland but were Germans. They came to the US in 1885. I am having a very hard time finding where in Poland they would have been from. If anyone knows anything about these last names, I would really appreciate your help.

ShortHairThugThreads: - Posts: 1,374 Joined: May 1, 09 ♂	Aug 5, 10, 02:59 #2
There are 480 Wajman in Poland. Wayman is probably an Americanized spelling of Polish Wajman but the surname is German. Here’s a map of Poland where you will find Wajman surname, not necessarily true back then as there was a great shift of population after WWII. Wajman

ZedThreads: - Posts: 304 Joined: May 25, 10 ♂	Aug 5, 10, 05:44 #3
The surname sounds german but it could be jewish just as well. Just a thought...

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Aug 5, 10, 17:20 #4
WAJMAN: probably originally Weiman or Weimann, possibly variant form of German or Yiddish Weinmann (wine merchant).

tuppyhuh	Feb 2, 11, 20:49 #5
I'm looking for this name as well. My Grandfather Wayman was born in Pennsylvania 1895 first generation. of immigrants from England and Wales. I have census records for 1900 and 1930 on jpeg. If you get any more info I would be interested

mafketisThreads: 17 Posts: 1,880 Joined: Mar 31, 08 ♂	Feb 2, 11, 21:56 #6
I've run across people with the name in Poland, so yeah, it's a name that some Polish peopel have. But it sounds like it was originally German or Yiddish.

guesswhoThreads: 23 Posts: 3,326 Joined: Mar 17, 10 ♀	Feb 2, 11, 22:00 #7
aliyaze1999: Is Wajman or Wayman a Polish name? not really. Once upon a time, it was most likely spelled Weimann and it is a German name.

guesswhoThreads: 23 Posts: 3,326 Joined: Mar 17, 10 ♀	Feb 2, 11, 22:51 #8
Zed: but it could be jewish if then German Jewish (a German Jew is still a German in my books).

saschaThreads: 13 Posts: 3,852 Joined: Jun 10, 10 ♂	Feb 2, 11, 23:40 #9
guesswho: if then German Jewish (a German Jew is still a German in my books). Correct.

WajmanFromPL	May 19, 11, 12:54 #10
I think I am a true Wajman since my surname sounds like that :) I am living in Gdańsk (Danzig) in the North of Poland and have quite big family in other parts of the country (Wrocław, Lubin and so on). German background is quite possible but my parents still are trying to get more info about our roots. My mail: michaelvoo@tlen.pl

saschaThreads: 13 Posts: 3,852 Joined: Jun 10, 10 ♂	May 20, 11, 19:00 #11
Is Wajman or Wayman a Polish name? It could be also: Waimann or Weimann, but in either cases there should be probably sth german in your ancestory...

OZ	May 22, 11, 19:22 #12
My father escaped from Poland during WW2 (thus not German) ,his surname was Wajman BUT pronounced Wayman thus my mother and myself after her split from him and move to Australia made it Wayman to avoid mispronunciation. He was definately from Poland ,Catholic faith I believe although had not seen him since I was 5. Hope this helps.

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Oct 29, 11, 11:39 #13

This is what my farther has told me..

The story goes our ancestors who were Polish, opened the Clare Valley in SA to wine
No don't know what part of Poland - but would say it was an area suitable for wine growing - the Australianisation of the surname is "Wayman".

From the Web site for Annies Lane Wine:

Annie Wayman was a legend in the Clare Valley. She could always be relied upon to bring along sandwiches and a warm drink to harvesters and pruners in the vineyard at the turn of the 20th century. One evening, Annie's horse and cart got bogged in a lane adjacent to one of the valley's best vineyards. Thus, Annie's Lane was born.

Annie' s Lane is now one of the finest wineries in Australia's renowned Clare Valley and represents the finest vineyards in one of South Australia's great regions. The Annie's Lane wines rely on regional and varietal expression and have been awarded with over 350 trophies and medals at wine shows in Australia and across the globe since the first release in 1996. The most successful of all the wines has been the super-premium Copper Trail Shiraz.
The home of Annie's Lane is the heritage listed Quelltaler winery at the heart of Watervale, in the Clare Valley's south. Quelltaler is the region's oldest and most important winery, dating back to 1863.

By chance I am now living and working in Poland. My polish friends say my ancestors where probably Nobel Polish Jews that made wine.

I will be finding out more.

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