The Erdman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,558 people carried this name — #5,311 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 6,624 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

290 people named Erdman have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 388 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 70
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 35
Lubusz 28
Lower Silesian 27
Masovian 24
Greater Poland 23
Warmian-Masurian 22
Opole 17

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

52 people named Erdman is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 52

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).

In print

Erdman in American newspapers,
1911–1920.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Erdman
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-01-22
Newspaper page from The Wibaux Pioneer carrying the name Erdman
The Wibaux Pioneer 1911-06-30
Newspaper page from The Libby Herald carrying the name Erdman
The Libby Herald 1913-06-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,982 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Erdman in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

462 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Erdman. The most, 139, date from the 1940s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 152
Western Australia 117
New South Wales 85
South Australia 57
Victoria 39
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Erdman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Constantine Jacob Erdman
    Constantine Jacob Erdman 1846–1911 · lawyer
  • Alfons Erdman
    Alfons Erdman 1886–1943 · politician
  • Aleksander Erdman d. 1975 · politician
  • Jacob Erdman 1801–1867 · judge
  • Jacob Erdman 1851–1934 · farmer
  • Jacob Erdman 1852–1934 · farmer

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 Erdman,
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 States773 records

773 records of the Erdman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 234
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 174
  • Other U.S. records 365
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William F. Erdman

    Born 1910 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; driver from Queens County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Adelheid Erdman

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1879 aboard the Hansa from Bremen, aged 53; farmer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Milwaukee.

    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 Dale Arthur Erdman

    Born 1948; from Augusta, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 773 records for Erdman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Netherlands202 records

202 records of the Erdman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 135
  • Dutch population registers 60
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Erdman

    Married in 1887 in Groningen. Died 1890 in Groningen, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Wilhelm Erdman

    Died 1866 in Arnhem, aged 59; "verwersknecht".

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Franciscus Erdman

    In the population register of Steenwijkerwold; farmhand, born 1867 in Peperga.

    Open Archives, Gemeente Steenwijkerland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 202 records for Erdman 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia19 records

19 records of the Erdman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lawrence A. Erdman

    School teacher of Torquay, Victoria; died 1976.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Johannes Erdman

    Arrived in Tasmania in 1870 aboard the Figaro from Hamburg.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Theodore Arthur Erdman

    Born 1911, died 1987; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Erdman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Erdman name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alma Erdman

    Buried in 1992 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Frank Peter Erdman

    Died 1969; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Lloyd George Erdman

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Erdman in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Norway4 records

4 records of the Erdman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Georg Ferdinand Erdman

    Census of 1910: Schwensensgate, Kristiania; "hattemager", born 1874 in Germany.

    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 Ilse Auguste Erdman

    Census of 1910: Schwensensgate, Kristiania; born 1901 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Elisabeth Astri Erdman

    Census of 1910: Schwensensgate, Kristiania; born 1904 in Kristiania.

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

Showing 3 of 4 records for Erdman in Norway.

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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