The Kuhlman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,078 people carried this name — #5,705 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 6,037 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

227 people named Kuhlman are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 202
Sweden (2022) 25

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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Kuhlman in American newspapers,
1912–1914.

Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Kuhlman
St. Tammany Farmer 1912-03-02
Newspaper page from The St. Mary Banner carrying the name Kuhlman
The St. Mary Banner 1914-06-27
Newspaper page from The St. Mary Banner carrying the name Kuhlman
The St. Mary Banner 1914-05-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,948 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kuhlman in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.

397 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kuhlman. The most, 129, 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 South Australia, at 6.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 281
Western Australia 69
Victoria 22
Queensland 12
New South Wales 10
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Kuhlman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carolina Kuhlman
    Carolina Kuhlman 1778–1866 · actor
  • Walter Kuhlman
    Walter Kuhlman 1918–2009 · painter
  • Jean Ann Kuhlman
    Jean Ann Kuhlman 1929–2019
  • Ray Kuhlman 1900–1956 · businessperson
  • Adam Kuhlman 1901– · animation director
  • Kathryn Kuhlman 1907–1976 · preacher

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 Kuhlman,
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 States562 records

562 records of the Kuhlman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 200
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 119
  • Other U.S. records 243
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry F. Kuhlman

    Born 1914 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Sheridan; purchasing agent from Massac County. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Barb Kuhlman

    Arrived at New York in 1837 aboard the Die Perle from Bremen, aged 49; farmer. From Marien Dreppen, Saxony, Germany.

    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 Melvin Ernest Kuhlman

    Born 1945; from Falls City, Nebraska. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 562 records for Kuhlman 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, 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) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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).

Netherlands932 records

932 records of the Kuhlman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 559
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 362
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 11
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carolina Dorothea Kuhlman

    Married in 1882 in Groningen; born 1827 in Gevelsberg. Died 1910 in Groningen, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Coenraad Kuhlman

    Married in 1860 in Harlingen. Died 1904 in Harlingen, aged 65; "cargadoor".

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonius Bernardus Kuhlman

    Born 1863 in Didam. Died 1932 in Didam, aged 69; farmer.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 932 records for Kuhlman 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).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Kuhlman name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Kuhlman

    Died 1972; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Isabell Kuhlman

    Died 1922 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fred Kuhlman

    Died 1987; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Kuhlman in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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).

Finland7 records

7 records of the Kuhlman name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 5
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 2
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Wiktor Martinp Kuhlman

    Born 1860 in Koski Hl; shoemaker. Died in 1918 in Asikkala, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Heikki Kuhlman

    Born 1912 in Pielavesi; labourer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Pielavesi.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Johan Wilhelm Kuhlman

    Born 1895 in Pernaja; labourer. Died in 1918 in Porvoo, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Kuhlman in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Kuhlman name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Aug Kuhlman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1908 aboard the Zieten, aged 29.

    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 Johann Kuhlman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Braunschweig, aged 35.

    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 Johann H. Kuhlman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1867 aboard the Highflyer, bound for London, aged 32.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Kuhlman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Kuhlman 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 Suzanne Louise Kuhlman

    Born 1908 in Algeria; died 1990 in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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