Coleman Surname

1,469th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Coleman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coleman,' the German form of Columba (Yonge). Nov. 1 with Germans is St. Colman's Day. But it is not a later immigration, for Coleman or Colemannus is a Domesday personal name.

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Coleman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States279,1611:1,29892
England32,3761:1,721200
Australia16,8201:1,605189
Canada7,4801:4,926712
Ireland6,2191:757131
Liberia3,8661:1,140156
South Africa3,1511:17,1942,162
New Zealand2,6961:1,680209
Jamaica1,7251:1,664280
Wales1,5411:2,008199
Scotland1,5271:3,506612
Northern Ireland9851:1,873388
Belize8831:40371
Nicaragua7611:7,912638
Honduras5271:16,729781
Nigeria4711:376,09920,048
Thailand4141:170,62427,488
Israel4021:21,2883,163
France3761:176,65627,509
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Germany2381:338,25833,254
Ghana2121:127,45611,367
Spain2041:229,17715,107
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Namibia1331:18,1163,169
Mexico1221:1,017,42813,258
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Isle of Man831:1,034158
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Japan771:1,660,31525,506
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha641:9122
Cayman Islands521:1,229159
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Chile491:359,5209,978
Bahamas481:8,161696
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Jersey391:2,544430
Guyana331:23,0982,756
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Guernsey291:2,222539
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
China281:48,832,9132,633
Panama281:139,7244,684
Barbados251:11,498820
Costa Rica251:191,2032,498
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
Malta241:17,9281,021
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Norway231:223,57824,793
United States Virgin Islands231:4,799753
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Bermuda191:3,436515
South Korea191:2,696,856537
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Austria151:567,69652,281
Finland151:366,44725,366
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Guam121:13,3432,098
India121:63,922,115578,870
Turks and Caicos Islands121:2,861345
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Anguilla51:2,687256
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Sudan51:7,502,0398,188
Togo51:1,449,5548,113
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Oman41:921,9937,313
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Egypt31:30,645,251132,600
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Norfolk Island31:765177
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Gambia21:961,7261,013
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,6841:946159
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England14,1991:1,717217
Wales4211:3,725253
Scotland3051:12,2731,471
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States45,9891:1,09293

Coleman (10,628) may also be a first name.

Coleman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coleman,' the German form of Columba (Yonge). Nov. 1 with Germans is St. Colman's Day. But it is not a later immigration, for Coleman or Colemannus is a Domesday personal name. It is purely English (v. Coulman).

Robert fil. Colman, 33 Henry II: Westm. and Cumb.

Robert fil. Coleman, ;176: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

Coleman le Hen, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Editha Colman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Martin Coleman, London, ibid.

Matilda Colman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1551. Married — Thomas Tanfelde and Margarett Colman: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1595. Baptised — -Johane, d. George Coleman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Domesday Coleman, Anglo-Saxon Colman. See under Cole (English), and + Old English man(n. (Irish) the Irish Colman, Coleman = Dove [Irish colum, a dove + the diminutive suff. -án] The original and proper Irish native name of the great St, Columbanus is Colman. There are more than one hundred Irish saints Colman, all = Colton + an.—Joyce.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A well known English name. In Ireland it is usually the anglicized form of O’Colman, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Charcoal Burner”. Compare “Collier”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, Irish) Servant of Cole, pet form of Nicholas (people, victory); descendant of Coleman or Colman (little dove); an Anglicized form of Kuhlman, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An ancient Anglo-Saxon personal name mentioned by Bede. Coleman and Colemannus in Domesd. Probably derived from the occupation of charcoal burning, and synonymous with Collier.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A dealer or workman in coals. Gaelic, Colman, a dove.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Coleman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coleman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Coleman (Arabic: كلمن) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coleman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coleman is the 1,469th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,969 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Coleman live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Coleman is also the 58,809th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10,628 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 279,161 people, or 1 in 1,298. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Georgia, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 165 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Coleman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coleman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Coleman surname increased 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 366 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 501 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coleman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Coleman surname is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (57%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Coleman are 5.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Coleman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 82.6% more than the national average, earning 631,943 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.18% more than the national average, earning R 361,644 per year; in United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $52,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colleman93231/
Cooleman93178/
Coeleman9359/
Colemann9337/
Colemane9330/
Colemand9314/
Couleman9314/
Colemean937/
Colemman937/
Colemasn934/
Colemain933/
Colesman932/
Coleaman932/
Colemaan932/
Colemant932/
Choleman931/
Colemamn931/
Colemanc931/
Colieman931/
Cosleman930/
Scoleman930/
Collemant8828/
Chholeman888/
Collemann887/
D'Coleman882/
Colemangh881/
Colletman881/
Cottleman880/
Collemane880/
Soleman8614,406/
Coliman861,134/
Colemon86400/
Koleman86197/
Coloman86158/
Caleman8692/
Colaman8677/
Colemam8646/
Culeman868/
Joleman867/
Colyman862/
Coljman861/
Colemón861/
Zoleman860/
Colemanová822/
Soleiman8015,800/
Koeleman801,401/
Solieman80978/
Colemont80422/
Culemann80209/
Kolleman80117/
Solehman8067/
Collaman8049/
Cotliman8030/
Calejman8016/
Chaleman8015/
Choliman8013/
Calemang8012/
Sooleman8010/
Kouleman8010/
Calleman809/
Solemaan809/
Colemond806/
Solemann803/
Casleman802/
Catleman802/
Colliman802/
Solleman802/
Coulemon802/
Soleeman802/
Kolemann801/
Culeiman801/
Chuleman801/
Collemon801/
Soleaman801/
Jolleman801/
Solejman801/
Tcaleman801/
Ceuleman801/
Colomain801/
Colomann801/
Colyaman801/
Solemman801/
Collyman801/
Suoleman801/
Kohleman800/
Kooleman800/
Zolleman800/
Culleman800/
Colemone800/
Colloman800/
Soileman800/
Kohlemann7557/
Cattleman7527/
Soleimain7512/
Kollemann7510/
Kolemaine756/
Kolehmain755/
Soleimann753/
Kolemahyn753/
Soulemann752/
Zoulemane752/
Chalemain751/
Collomann751/
Soliemann751/
Kouleyman751/
Sohlemann751/
Soileyman751/
Caelaeman751/
Callemand751/
Collemont751/
Koeloeman751/
Souleaman751/
Kottleman750/
Casletman750/
Cuttleman750/
Soliman71347,995/
Saleman7115,308/
Caliman714,421/
Solemon711,484/
Keleman711,099/
Colimon71693/
Calaman71685/
Căliman71435/
Koloman71290/
Kolaman71170/
Koellemann7164/
Kaleman7142/
Joliman7135/
Caloman7123/
Zoliman7118/
Kolemanova7117/
Koliman7115/
Zaleman719/
Kolyman717/
Jaleman715/
Kuleman715/
Soljman714/
Colomon713/
Souleimann713/
Kolemahyna713/
Colemom712/
Culiman712/
Souleymann712/
Colimán712/
Jolemon711/
Zuleman711/
Soulleiman711/
Soléman711/
Cáliman711/
Cäliman711/
Choilioman711/
Colimón711/
Köleman711/
Calemon710/
Calyman710/
Solaiman6762,694/
Caalaman67702/
Calamaan67596/
Saleeman67351/
Solliman67316/
Callaman67224/
Solimaan67214/
Calliman67207/
Kulemann67165/
Saleiman67136/
Sooliman6792/
Kalejman6780/
Chaliman6748/
Katleman6746/
Salemann6746/
Kuhleman6740/
Zuleiman6738/
Solimann6735/
Keuleman6732/
Kalemhan6724/
Colémont6722/
Kelemann6719/
Koulaman6719/
Calihman6718/
Dsuleman6716/
Jolliman6716/
Calemein6714/
Calimaan6712/
Kalemane6712/
Calisman6710/
Culliman678/
Kholiman678/
Colimond678/
Culimann678/
Saleaman678/
Kelemaan678/
Kolimane676/
Kaleeman675/
Salemaan675/
Soiliman675/
Solimman675/
Kolyhman675/
Khuleman674/
Seuleman674/
Jalemaan674/
Kholoman674/
Kolloman674/
Hsoliman674/
Calemeyn674/
Soluiman674/
Solymaan674/
Solymann674/
Saaleman673/
Tsuleman673/
Salieman673/
Calimann673/
Jalemang673/
Kcalaman673/
Zuleyman673/
Calimand672/
Chuliman672/
Soloyman672/
Soloiman672/
Jolaiman672/
Kolimann672/
Kholyman672/
Keleeman671/
Kaleiman671/
Kolimand671/
Caslemon671/
Calloman671/
Calaaman671/
Calaiman671/
Calayman671/
Jolimane671/
Queleman671/
Jouliman671/
Zalleman671/
Solimajn671/
Salehman671/
Calomaan671/
Calaemon671/
Colimont671/
Kolimang671/
Kollaman671/
Salemman671/
Salemhan671/
Solimain671/
Zolimann671/
Zaleeman671/
Kolliman671/
Khaleman671/
Collamon670/
Keeleman670/
Kalleman670/
Kohlaman670/
Kulleman670/
Salleman670/
Sollemon670/
Calemond670/
Kohloman670/
Culimane670/

Coleman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coleman in the Arabic language
كلمنklmn-
كولمانkwlman-
كولمنkwlmn-

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