As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ASSMAN. (H.R. Asseynan:) A donkeydriver. A book printed by Wynkyn de Worde, entitled " Informacyon for Pylgrymes," has the following direction : —

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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