The Helman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,514 people carried this name — #12,370 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 117,600 people counted. That is down 31% from 3,626 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

656 people named Helman have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 793 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Masovian 97
Lublin 88
Greater Poland 85
Łódź 77
Silesian 59
Lower Silesian 56
Opole 47
West Pomeranian 41

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 355 people named Helman 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 147
City of Buenos Aires 76
Santa Fe 37
Corrientes 35
Córdoba 26
Santiago del Estero 19
Misiones 15

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 55 people named Helman 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 Liège.

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

Where they live today

Liège 42
Namur 7
Hainaut 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Helman.

Most of them — 20 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 20
Paris 6
Pas-de-Calais 5
Ardennes 2
Seine-Maritime 2
Haute-Garonne 1
Nord 1
Seine-et-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Helman in American newspapers,
1880–1910.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Helman
The Birmingham Age-herald 1910-01-12
Newspaper page from Gold Hill Daily News carrying the name Helman
Gold Hill Daily News 1880-01-29
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Helman
Arizona Republican 1909-10-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,729 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Helman in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

1,634 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Helman. The most, 340, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,106
Queensland 155
South Australia 135
Victoria 118
Western Australia 65
ACT (Canberra) 36
Tasmania 12
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Helman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alberto Helman
    Alberto Helman d. 2000 · association football player
  • Zeydl Shmuel-Yehuda Helman
    Zeydl Shmuel-Yehuda Helman 1855–1938 · actor
  • Shmuel Helman d. 1764 · rabbi
  • Abel Helman 1824–1910 · carpenter
  • Gérard Armand Roger Helman 1830–1879 · foreign minister
  • Edmond de Grimberghe 1865–1920 · painter

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 Helman,
in the records of 7 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 States504 records

504 records of the Helman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 180
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 119
  • Other U.S. records 205
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard E. Helman

    Born 1920 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1944 at Harrisburg; machine shop worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Greenhill Cemetery, Waynesboro, 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 Wilhelmina Helman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Deutschland from Hamburg, aged 38; servant. From Pacr, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Lemar O. Helman

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 2001; buried at Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 504 records for Helman 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands308 records

308 records of the Helman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 143
  • Dutch population registers 114
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 51
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelis Johannes Helman

    Married in 1920 in Amsterdam; shopkeeper. Died 1958 in Bussum, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan George Helman

    Married in 1840 in Oldemarkt; "rijksontvanger". Died 1844 in Oldemarkt, aged 28.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johan Francis Helman

    Born 1861 in Venlo. Died 1941 in Venlo, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 308 records for Helman 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).

Australia46 records

46 records of the Helman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 12
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Silas Helman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Neptune, sailing from Cape of Good Hope in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Lilian Sarah Helman

    Music teacher of Reservoir, Victoria; died 1942.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ernest W. A. Helman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1902 aboard the Medic, aged 32.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 46 records for Helman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); 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).

France16 records

16 records of the Helman 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 Nicole Yvette Regine Helman

    Born 1949 in Belgium; died 1993 in Paris.

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

    Born 1921 in Belgium; died 1993 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).

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

    Born 1910 in Romania; died 1994 in Le Chesnay (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Helman 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Helman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Margaret Helman

    Died 1992, aged 79; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. 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 Allan Joseph Helman

    Died in service in 1953.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Scott Helman

    Married 1860 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Helman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. 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); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Helman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Helman

    Buried in 1961 at Lyttelton Rsa Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 63.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Helman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Karla Augusta Helman

    Census of 1910: Sponviken, Berg; born 1901 in Fredrikshald.

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

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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