The Fuhrman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,965 people carried this name — #6,793 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 5,054 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

24 people named Fuhrman have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 43 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 13
Silesian 7
Greater Poland 4

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

39 people named Fuhrman is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 39

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

Fuhrman in American newspapers,
1903–1929.

Newspaper page from The Fort Snelling Bulletin carrying the name Fuhrman
The Fort Snelling Bulletin 1929-07-26
Newspaper page from The Star And Newark Advertiser carrying the name Fuhrman
The Star And Newark Advertiser 1908-09-29
Newspaper page from Belding Banner carrying the name Fuhrman
Belding Banner 1903-02-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,957 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Fuhrman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

419 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fuhrman. The most, 104, 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 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 153
Victoria 80
New South Wales 60
Queensland 50
ACT (Canberra) 39
Tasmania 19
South Australia 14
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Fuhrman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul T. Fuhrman 1883–1965 · businessperson
  • Ralph Edward Fuhrman 1909–2004 · engineer
  • Josef Fuhrman 1910–1943
  • Linn Fuhrman 1944–1994 · politician
  • Mark Fuhrman 1952–2026 · screenwriter
  • Chris Fuhrman 1960–1991 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Fuhrman,
in the records of 6 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 States547 records

547 records of the Fuhrman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 174
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 76
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 38
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 31
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin N. Fuhrman

    Born 1918 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1944 at Harrisburg; transport worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Guste Fuhrman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Hamburg from Cherbourg, aged 19; servant. From Jablonow, Austria; 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 William Ralph Fuhrman

    Born 1943; from Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Navy, torpedoman's mate; died of wounds 1965 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 547 records for Fuhrman 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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).

Netherlands52 records

52 records of the Fuhrman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 43
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henriëtta Elisabeth Fuhrman

    Married in 1848 in Amsterdam; cleaning woman.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Theresia Maria Fuhrman

    In the population register of Alkmaar; born 1860 in Alkmaar.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Hüwerdue Fuhrman

    Baptised in 1688 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Fuhrman 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia22 records

22 records of the Fuhrman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lydia Emily Fuhrman

    Of Bairnsdale, Victoria; died 1970.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Leighton Bradleigh Fuhrman

    Died 1991; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Julius Ambrosius Fuhrman

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1886.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Fuhrman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada5 records

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

    Buried in 1984 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 91.

    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 Robert Fuhrman

    Buried in 1994 at Parkview 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 Stanley Frederick Fuhrman

    Buried in 1984 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 5 records for Fuhrman 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. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France5 records

5 records of the Fuhrman 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 Carolina Fuhrman

    Born 1900 in Romania; died 1942 in Poland.

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

    Born 1896 in Romania; died 1991 in Paris.

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

    Born 1935 in Haguenau; died 1978 in Haguenau (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Fuhrman 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).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Fuhrman name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Fuhrman

    From Kaufungen, Rochlitz. Reported dead in the Saxon casualty list of 28 June 1919.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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