A domestic, a servant; one who has the care of herds.
Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HINDMAN
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A domestic, a servant; one who has the care of herds.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
HINDMAN. Analagous to Hartman, Iluckman, &c., in relation to the care of deer. It may, however, be a pleonasm for Hind, which see.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English