a person who has been freed from slavery
"The newly emancipated freedman walked out of the city gates for the first time since his birth in bondage."
A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.
"After his master granted him freedom, the freedman immediately began planning to buy land for himself and his family."
A surname.
"The Freedman family has lived in that neighborhood for three generations."
A German and Jewish surname, from German.
"The Freedman family has lived in our neighborhood for three generations, keeping a well-kept ledger of their genealogy that traces the name's origins back to Germany."