Hyndman

Hyndman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

The surname Hyndman can be found anywhere in the world where the British Empire had colonies or the British Empire's armies operated. The surname is Scottish in origin and is believed to derive from either of two meanings associated with the following accepted spellings of the word; Hynd, (OE) Hind, and (ME) Hynde. First, a Hynd (or Hyind, Hine, Hyne) is a female red deer commonly found in Scotland. References to this can be found in Scottish historical works dated from 1424 (Scottish Language Bible, Acts II, 6:1) and 1574 (Reg. Morton I. 80). From this definition it has been assumed that Hyndman has meant "Hunter" or "Game Warden" or "Huntsman" by extrapolating that if a Hynd is a deer, than a Hynd man, might be a person who hunter or tended deer. This capitalizes on the English surname tradition of adopting surnames that describe the profession of the individual. From this analysis the meaning of archer can be derived. As romantic as such a meaning would seem, it has no basis in the historical records.