The Coleman surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 219,070 people carried this name — #107 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,350 people counted. That is up 5% from 208,624 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 138 births for the Coleman name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 6,100 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 10 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
63 people named Coleman live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Coleman.
Most of them — 35 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 52 people named Coleman live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Coleman live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
20 people named Coleman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 109 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
170 people named Coleman are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Coleman in American newspapers,
1906–1907.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 790,501 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Coleman,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edward Coleman d. 1839 · gangster
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William Coleman d. 1807 · engraver
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Edward Maceo Coleman d. 1961 · teacher
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Ron Coleman d. 2008 · curator
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John Coleman d. 1506
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Andrea E. Coleman d. 2019
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Coleman.
- Colangelo 3,307 · U.S. census
- Colantonio 653 · U.S. census
- Colas 1,323 · U.S. census
- Colbert 22,940 · U.S. census
- Cole 195,289 · U.S. census
- Colella 4,150 · U.S. census
- Coletta 1,676 · U.S. census
- Colette 173 · U.S. census
- Coletti 2,329 · U.S. census
- Coley 15,671 · U.S. census
- Coli 163 · U.S. census
- Colier 101 · U.S. census
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