The Coffman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 24,980 people carried this name — #1,421 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 24,733 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, Coffman was counted together with Kauffman: 134 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 823 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Kauffman, Cauffman, Caufman, Caughman, Coafman, Coffman, Coffmon, Cofman, Coufman, Coughman, Cowfman, Kaufman, Koffman, Kofman, Koufman. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 96
Virginia 29
Maryland 4
South Carolina 4
New York 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 248 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Coffman in American newspapers,
1903–1917.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Coffman
The Daily Missoulian 1917-03-27
Newspaper page from The Wyoming Tribune carrying the name Coffman
The Wyoming Tribune 1903-06-03
Newspaper page from The Caucasian carrying the name Coffman
The Caucasian 1909-01-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 73,120 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Coffman in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1970s.

153 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Coffman. The most, 71, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 54
Queensland 40
Victoria 17
Western Australia 13
South Australia 9
Tasmania 8
ACT (Canberra) 6

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

Who carried it

People named Coffman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • DeWitt Coffman
    DeWitt Coffman 1854–1932 · military officer
  • Lotus Delta Coffman
    Lotus Delta Coffman 1875–1938 · writer
  • Hal Coffman
    Hal Coffman 1883–1958 · cartoonist
  • Raymond P. Coffman
    Raymond P. Coffman 1899–1973 · military officer
  • Dick Coffman
    Dick Coffman 1906–1972 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 74 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Coffman,
in the records of 5 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 States1,347 records

1,347 records of the Coffman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 889
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 323
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 65
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • Sacramento County historic burials 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy D. Coffman

    Born 1917 in Indiana. Enlisted 1943 at Indianapolis; clerk from Union County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Dunlapsville Cemetery, Liberty, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Melvin S. Coffman

    Born 1932; from Augusta County, Virginia. U.S. Army, armored reconnaissance crewman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Coffman

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the London from London, aged 33; farmer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,347 records for Coffman in the United States.

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

Australia2 records

2 records of the Coffman name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Louisa Coffman

    Arrived in Tasmania in 1855 aboard the Conway from Liverpool.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record J. S. Coffman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1853 aboard the West Wind, bound for Adelaide, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Coffman name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Helena Catharina Coffman

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1851 in Amstm.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Ithmer Coffman

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Coldwater (Michigan).

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Coffman name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharine Coffman

    Married 1831 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Coffman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record D. Coffman

    East Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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Surnames next to Coffman.

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