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Discussion of the name
A provisional attempt has been made to identify the people recorded in Domesday Book who bore this name; however, the material remains to be checked and edited, and profiles of these people remain to be written.Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Heremannus, Herman, Hermannus, Hermanus, HermenForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms:
Phillimore edition:
Alecto edition:
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Holder 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | 3,1 | Sonning | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 60.00 | 50.00 | 40.00 | C | Map |
| Berkshire | 3,1 | Wallingford | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Roger the priest 'of Wallingford' | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Berkshire | 3,1 | East Ilsley | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Aubrey de Coucy | - | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | C | Map |
| Berkshire | 3,3 | Winterbourne | Hermanus | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Ranulph Flambard | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | A | Map |
| Dorset | 2,1 | Charminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 9.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 2,1 | Charminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | 1 king's reeve | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 2,2 | Alton Pancras | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 1.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 2,2 | Alton Pancras | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Payn 'of Alton Pancras' | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 2,2 | Alton Pancras | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Edward of Salisbury | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 2,3 | Up Cerne | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Robert 'of Up Cerne' | 2.50 | 10.00 | 10.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 2,4 | Yetminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 9.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 2,5 | Lyme Regis | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.75 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,10 | Beaminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 8.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,10 | Beaminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Beorhtwine | 1.50 | 1.02 | 1.02 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,10 | Beaminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Sigenoth 'of Sherborne' | 5.00 | 3.41 | 3.41 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,10 | Beaminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Humphrey de Carteret | 1.75 | 1.20 | 1.20 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,10 | Beaminster | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Ælfgar 'of Beaminster' | 2.00 | 1.37 | 1.37 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,11 | Netherbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 10.75 | 16.00 | 16.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,11 | Netherbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Tezelin 'of Netherbury' | 5.75 | 4.34 | 4.34 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,11 | Netherbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Godfrey the knight | 2.00 | 1.51 | 1.51 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,11 | Netherbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Serlo de Burcy | 1.50 | 1.13 | 1.13 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,11 | Netherbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | William 'the man of Osmund, bishop of Salisbury' | 2.00 | 1.51 | 1.51 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,12 | Bridport | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,13 | Chardstock | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Walter Tirel | 6.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,13 | Chardstock | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | William 'the man of Osmund, bishop of Salisbury' | 6.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | C | Map |
| Oxfordshire | 4,1 | Dunsden | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 20.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | B | Map |
| Suffolk | 7,99 | Grimston | Heremannus | Herman 'of Grimston' | Blæcmann 'of Darsham' | Roger Bigod | - | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,1 | Potterne | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 39.50 | 60.00 | 60.00 | B | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Quentin 'of Bishops Cannings' | 3.00 | 3.75 | 3.75 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Walter Tirel | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Herman de Dreux | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Everard 'of Bishops Cannings' | 10.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | 1 priest | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed wife of reeve | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Alweard Colling | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Beorhtweard | 5.00 | 6.25 | 6.25 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 42.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 | C | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,3 | Ramsbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Quentin 'of Bishops Cannings' | 5.00 | 3.19 | 3.19 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,3 | Ramsbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Herbert 'of Ramsbury' | 5.00 | 3.19 | 3.19 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,3 | Ramsbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Otbold | 12.00 | 7.67 | 7.67 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,3 | Ramsbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed priests of Ramsbury | 4.00 | 2.56 | 2.56 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,3 | Ramsbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 63.00 | 52.75 | 52.75 | C | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,3 | Ramsbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed wife of reeve | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.64 | D | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,4 | Salisbury | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | - | 37.25 | 47.00 | 47.00 | C | Map |
| Wiltshire | 67,11 | Potterne | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Alweard Colling | - | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | E | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Tenant-in-Chief 1086 demesne estates (no subtenants)
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | 27,1 | Marston | - | Sæmær 'of Marston' | - | Herman de Dreux | - | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.34 | - | Map |
| Herefordshire | 27,1 | Marston | - | Grim 'of Marston' | - | Herman de Dreux | - | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.34 | - | Map |
| Herefordshire | 27,1 | Marston | - | Wulfwine, the man of Earl Harold | - | Herman de Dreux | - | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.34 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 66,1 | Castle Eaton | Herman | Eadric 'of Castle Eaton' | - | Herman de Dreux | - | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Lord 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | 3,2 | East Hendred | Hermannus | unnamed father of Thori | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Thori 'of East Hendred' | 1.50 | 0.75 | 1.50 | A | Map |
| Dorset | 2,4 | Yetminster | - | - | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | William 'the man of Osmund, bishop of Salisbury' | 6.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | B | Map |
| Dorset | 3,1 | Sherborne | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 8.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 3,1 | Sherborne | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 3,2 | Oborne | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,3 | Thornford | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 7.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,4 | Bradford Abbas | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,5 | Compton | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 6.75 | 6.00 | 6.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,6 | Stalbridge | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Lambert 'of Stalbridge' | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,6 | Stalbridge | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Manasses 'of Stalbridge' | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,6 | Stalbridge | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 17.25 | 12.00 | 12.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,7 | Stalbridge Weston | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 8.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,8 | Corscombe | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 9.75 | 7.00 | 7.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,9 | Stoke Abbott | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | C | Map |
| Dorset | 3,9 | Stoke Abbott | - | Monks of Sherborne | Herman, bishop of Sherborne | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed monks of Sherborne | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | C | Map |
| Norfolk | 21,8 | Beechamwell | Hermen | 1 free man | Herman 'of Beechamwell' | Reynold fitzIvo | - | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 25,2 | Potterne | - | Ælfgar 'of Sherrington' | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Ernulf de Hesdin | Robert 'the man of Ernulf de Hesdin' | 3.25 | 4.00 | 5.00 | B | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,1 | Potterne | - | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | 1 priest | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,1 | Potterne | - | Wulfweard the white | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Alweard Colling | 3.00 | 2.27 | 2.27 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,1 | Potterne | - | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Ernulf de Hesdin | - | 3.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,1 | Potterne | - | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | 1 Englishman | 3.13 | 2.36 | 2.36 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,1 | Potterne | - | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | unnamed nephew of Bishop Herman, knight | 3.13 | 2.36 | 2.36 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,2 | Littleton Pannell | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | William d'Eu | William d'Audrieu | 6.25 | 10.00 | 8.00 | E | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,4 | Salisbury | - | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Odo 'of Salisbury' | 5.00 | 6.86 | 6.86 | C | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,4 | Salisbury | - | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Edward of Salisbury | 5.00 | 6.86 | 6.86 | C | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,4 | Salisbury | - | - | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Hugh 'the man of Osmund, bishop of Salisbury' | 2.75 | 3.77 | 3.77 | C | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Subtenant in 1086
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire | 10,69 | Bredenbury | - | Leofsige 'of Bredenbury' | - | Roger de Lacy | Herman de Dreux | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Herefordshire | 1,45 | Queenhill, Worcs. | - | Æthelric brother of Bishop Beorhtric | - | William, king | Herman de Dreux | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Herefordshire | 1,50 | Garway | Herman | Edward, king | - | William, king | Herman de Dreux | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 28,29 | Bleasby | - | Agemund son of Walraven | - | Jocelin fitzLambert | Herman 'of Bleasby' | 1.81 | 1.10 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 28,31 | Holton | - | - | Agemund | Jocelin fitzLambert | Herman 'of Bleasby' | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 11,50 | Hamstall Ridware | - | 3 thegns | - | Robert of Stafford | Herman 'of Hamstall Ridware' | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 30,7 | Luckington | Herman | Harold, earl | - | Durand of Gloucester | Herman de Dreux | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 3,2 | Bishops Cannings | Herman | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Herman de Dreux | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Worcestershire | 18,3 | Shell | - | Alwig 'of Morton Underhill' | - | Roger de Lacy | Herman de Dreux | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
People of this name
- Herman 2 - Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne, fl. 1066
- Herman 3 -
- Herman 4 - Herman ‘of Beechamwell’, fl. 1066
- Herman 6 - Herman ‘of Bredenbury’, fl. 1086
- Herman 7 - Herman ‘of Bleasby’, fl. 1086
- Herman 8 - Herman ‘of Grimston’, fl. 1066
- Herman 9 - Herman de Dreux, fl. 1086
- Herman 10 - Herman ‘of Hamstall Ridware’, fl. 1086
- Herman 12 - Herman ‘of Shell’, fl. 1086