When George Pitman was born in April 1836, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Pitman, was 29 and his mother, Maria Furzer, was 32. He lived in Warmwell, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1861.
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English (mainly southwestern): nickname from Middle English pit, pit(t)e, put(te) ‘hollow, pit’ + man, signifying one who lived or worked at such a location. See Pitt .
Americanized form of German Pitmann: variant of Pittmann (see Pittman ).
Dutch: variant of Putman 2.
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