Surname Hetman

[Slavic Italian]

I seem to have ties to this surname. It is common in Poland but does not seem Slavic to me. Any insights are appreciated.

[michal3141]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetman

"The term hetman was a Polish borrowing of the German Hauptmann – captain), possibly influenced by the comparable Turkic title ataman (literally 'father of horsemen')."

[Slavic Italian]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetman

"The term hetman was a Polish borrowing of the German Hauptmann – captain), possibly influenced by the comparable Turkic title ataman (literally 'father of horsemen')."

Funny. I was just reading that same article. I have messaged this relative as he is a match on Y-67.