The Bierman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,064 people carried this name — #6,673 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,100 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,728 in 2000.

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In print

Bierman in American newspapers,
1883–1916.

Newspaper page from Bismarck Tribune carrying the name Bierman
Bismarck Tribune 1883-11-09
Newspaper page from The Western News carrying the name Bierman
The Western News 1907-12-18
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Bierman
Grant County Herald 1916-11-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,119 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bierman in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

1,070 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bierman. The most, 372, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 8.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 845
New South Wales 103
Victoria 80
South Australia 19
ACT (Canberra) 7
Tasmania 6
Northern Territory 5
Queensland 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bierman.

Who carried it

People named Bierman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bernie Bierman
    Bernie Bierman 1894–1977 · coach
  • Jessie Bierman 1900–1996 · physician
  • Bernard Bierman 1908–2012 · songwriter
  • Nick Bierman 1910–1977 · military personnel
  • Carroll Bierman 1918–1970 · jockey
  • Rudi Bierman 1921–1972 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bierman,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States672 records

672 records of the Bierman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 272
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • Other U.S. records 233
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James F. Bierman

    Born 1915 in Texas. Enlisted 1945 at Houston; machinist from Galveston County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Bierman

    Arrived at New York in 1889 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 23; servant. From Revel, Poland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carroll Monroe Bierman

    Born 1942; from Garden Grove, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1965 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 672 records for Bierman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands7,211 records

7,211 records of the Bierman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3,668
  • Dutch population registers 3,171
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 372
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Bierman

    Married in 1902 in Oudkarspel; watchmaker. Died 1937 in Alkmaar, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sibilla Bierman

    Married in 1837 in Elst; labourer. Died 1876 in Elst, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Bierman

    Married in 1843 in Groningen; painter, born 1814 in Groningen. Died 1855 in Groningen, aged 41; painter.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7,211 records for Bierman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Bierman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harry Bierman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Duke of Westminster.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 10 records for Bierman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Bierman name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Madeline Bierman

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 68.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Annie Bierman

    Buried in 1955 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Bierman

    Died 1990, aged 70; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Bierman in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France6 records

6 records of the Bierman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Albert Aimable Bierman

    Born 1920 in Arques; died 2001 in Clairmarais (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Louise Bierman

    Born 1894 in Croix; died 1984 in Inchy (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Serge Ferdinand Maximilien Bierman

    Born 1941 in Lyon (Rhône); died 1993 in Vierville-sur-Mer (Calvados).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Bierman in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Belgium3 records

3 records of the Bierman name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Bierman

    Died 1908 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Paulina Bierman

    Born 1830 in Ninove.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Paulina Bierman

    Died 1900 in Ninove.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcel Denderland (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Bierman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Bierman

    Died 1944, aged 61; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Bierman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Bierman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Louis Hendry Bierman

    Census of 1910: Promsgate, Bergen; born 1881 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Marie Emilie Næss Bierman

    Census of 1910: Promsgate, Bergen; born 1880 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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