The Jarman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,351 people carried this name — #5,475 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,079 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Jarman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of German’.

An early record he cites: John Germyn, 1291–92 (20 Edward I) — Placita de Quo Warranto.

His entry covers Jarman, Jarmain, Jermyn, Jermin and Jerman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 426 · public domain.

In print

Jarman in American newspapers,
1884–1899.

Newspaper page from Deseret Evening News carrying the name Jarman
Deseret Evening News 1899-07-22
Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Jarman
The San Francisco Call 1898-10-08
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Jarman
The Salt Lake Herald 1884-12-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Jarman in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

21,590 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jarman. The most, 3,310, date from the 1950s. New South Wales 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 Tasmania, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8,850
Victoria 3,363
South Australia 3,081
Tasmania 2,469
Queensland 2,079
Western Australia 1,190
ACT (Canberra) 497
Northern Territory 16

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

Who carried it

People named Jarman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry Jarman
    Harry Jarman 1883–1928 · rugby union player
  • Harry Jarman
    Harry Jarman 1883–1928 · rugby union player
  • Peterson Bryant Jarman
    Peterson Bryant Jarman 1892–1955 · politician
  • Thomas Jarman 1800–1860 · barrister
  • Richard Jarman 1807–1877 · engraver
  • Wallace Jarman 1872–1950 · rugby union player

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 Jarman,
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 States431 records

431 records of the Jarman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 191
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 100
  • Other U.S. records 140
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Van L. Jarman

    Born 1919 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Bragg; farm hand from Jones County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at New Bern National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ira L. Jarman

    Born 1920 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Shelby; farm hand from Sunflower County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Port Hudson National Cemetery, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jan Louis Jarman

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Maasdam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 20; private man. From Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 431 records for Jarman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Australia877 records

877 records of the Jarman name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 370
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 292
  • Other Australian records 215
  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 Robert Jarman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Barossa, sailing from Downs in 1844. Native of Bristol, Gloucestershire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1847.

    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 John Brooks Jarman

    Died 1869 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 64. Will registered in Tasmania in 1869.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Mary Jarman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1915 aboard the Commonwealth, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 877 records for Jarman in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Netherlands216 records

216 records of the Jarman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 107
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 89
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 20
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Ida Jarman

    Married in 1875 in Tholen; of private means. Died 1934 in Nijmegen, aged 88.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Jarman

    Married in 1850 in Markelo. Died 1870 in Lochem, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alida Maria Jarman

    Married in 1863 in Amsterdam. Died 1902 in Bloemendaal, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 216 records for Jarman 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).

United Kingdom25 records

25 records of the Jarman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 22
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Jarman

    Will proved in 1931; of Lower Wick, Worcestershire.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Jarman

    Corporal, Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. S. Jarman

    Evonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Jarman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand15 records

15 records of the Jarman name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 11
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 2
  • Other New Zealand records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Grace Kathleen Jarman

    Died 1972, aged 75; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Percy Jarman

    Died 1957, aged 56; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alice Jane Jarman

    Died 1987; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Jarman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Marlborough District 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).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Jarman name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Edward Jarman

    Died 1990, aged 78; buried at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Gill Jarman

    Died 1949; 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 Harry Love Jarman

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Jarman in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · 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 Jarman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Konrad Jarman

    Census of 1910: Sollien, Aas; farm labourer, born 1870 in Kristiania.

    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 Martine Jarman

    Census of 1910: Jørgen Moesgate, Kristiania; housekeeper, born 1840 in Kristiania.

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

Showing 2 of 4 records for Jarman 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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