As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CHARMAN. Probably a charcoalburner, from ' char.' It may however be the masculine of char-woman — a man who works by the day in trivial occupations. The H.R. form is Le Charrer.

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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