Coffman Surname
Approximately 34,357 people bear this surname
Coffman Surname Definition:
(German) The merchant or tradesman, an Anglicization of Kaufmann.
Read More About This SurnameCoffman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34,002 | 1:10,660 | 1,304 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,786 | 1:8,679 | 1,112 |
Coffman (45) may also be a first name.
Coffman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The merchant or tradesman, an Anglicization of Kaufmann.
User-submitted Reference
This is an Anglicization of the German surname, Kaufmann, which means 'wholesale merchant'. It's a not uncommon German-Jewish surname in Switzerland and Swabia, and is also found among Mennonites and their descendants in North America.
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Average Coffman Salary in
United States
$42,692 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Coffman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coffman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coffman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Coffman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coffman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Coffman is the 16,200th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 212,112 people. Coffman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Coffman are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Coffman is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 34,002 people, or 1 in 10,660. In The United States Coffman is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Coffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Coffman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coffman surname expanded 588 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 723 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coffman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Coffman last name are 34.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.09% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Coffman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $42,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $56,439 CAD per year.
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Coffman Reference & Research
Kauffman FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Kauffman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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