The Glassman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,666 people carried this name — #8,928 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,590 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Glassman surname

A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of glass.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Glassman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 85 people named Glassman 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 75
City of Buenos Aires 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Glassman in American newspapers,
1919–1921.

Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Glassman
Omaha Daily Bee 1921-02-07
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Glassman
Omaha Daily Bee 1919-03-16
Newspaper page from Evening Public Ledger carrying the name Glassman
Evening Public Ledger 1919-06-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,720 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Glassman in Australian newspapers,
1920s–1980s.

44 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Glassman. The most, 9, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 19
New South Wales 6
ACT (Canberra) 5
Queensland 5
Western Australia 4
South Australia 2
Tasmania 2

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

Who carried it

People named Glassman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kubec Glasmon 1897–1938 · screenwriter
  • Kubec Glasmon 1897–1938 · screenwriter
  • Frank Glassman 1908–1996 · American football player
  • Irvin Glassman 1923–2019 · engineer
  • Arnold Glassman 1946–2003 · film director

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Glassman,
in the records of 2 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 States1,103 records

1,103 records of the Glassman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 472
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 327
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 214
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 43
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 15
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Marvin J. Glassman

    Born 1926 in Kansas. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Leavenworth; farmer from Logan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Oakley, Kansas.

    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 Rosa Glassman

    Arrived at Boston in 1891 aboard the Kansas from Liverpool, aged 15; tailor. From Russia; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Annie Glassman

    Born 1896 in Russia. Registered as a foreign national in Duluth, Minnesota, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,103 records for Glassman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Glassman name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sarah Marjorie Glassman

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 66.

    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 Ernie Richard Glassman

    Buried in 1979 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Russell Steven Glassman

    Died 1957 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Glassman in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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