Researching Max Ortmann
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Ortmann surname? In that year Ortmann was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Max means "the greatest" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Max Ortmann on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Max Ortmann and the Ortmann Genealogy
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Some Famous People called Max Ortmann
Max Ortmann
|}Maxwell Henry Ortmann (born 3 June 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Brennan in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 1994. Ortmann defeated sitting CLP MLA Col Firmin both for preselection and when Firmin ran as an Independent. He earned the sobriquet "Mad Max" following an incident where he wrapped a microphone cord around the neck of Jeremy Thompson, an ABC reporter, after a series of probing questions. Ortmann lost preselection to Denis Burke in 1994 and was defeated as an independent.
Source: Max Ortmann, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ortmann
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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