The Moorman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,399 people carried this name — #4,780 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,149 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Moorman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘the moorman’.

An early record he cites: Johannes Morman, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 540 · public domain.

In print

Moorman in American newspapers,
1890–1917.

Newspaper page from The Evening Herald carrying the name Moorman
The Evening Herald 1917-04-05
Newspaper page from The Bolivar Bulletin carrying the name Moorman
The Bolivar Bulletin 1890-06-06
Newspaper page from Albuquerque Morning Journal carrying the name Moorman
Albuquerque Morning Journal 1917-04-05

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

In print

Moorman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

578 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Moorman. The most, 221, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 409
Queensland 56
New South Wales 46
Western Australia 24
Tasmania 14
South Australia 10
ACT (Canberra) 6

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

Who carried it

People named Moorman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Moorman d. 1757
  • Cornelis Moorman 1600–1660
  • Thomas Moorman 1705–1766
  • Achilles Moorman 1744–1809
  • David Herndon Moorman 1783–1838
  • Richard Moorman 1784– · naval officer

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

In the public record

People named Moorman,
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 States424 records

424 records of the Moorman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 253
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 89
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert B. Moorman

    Born 1915 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks; checker from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Frank David Moorman

    Born 1948; from Clifton, New Jersey. U.S. Army, infantryman; declared dead 1969 in Pleiku, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Tapje Moorman

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the P. Caland from Rotterdam, aged 33; carpenter. From Netherlands, the Netherlands.

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

Showing 3 of 424 records for Moorman 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) · 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. 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands2,860 records

2,860 records of the Moorman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,605
  • Dutch population registers 1,022
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 233
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Helena Moorman

    Married in 1893 in Emmen; labourer. Died 1941 in Emmen, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marinus Moorman

    Married in 1903 in Amsterdam; plumber. Died 1943 in Zeist, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andries Cornelis Moorman

    Married in 1857 in Middelburg; bricklayer. Died 1893 in Middelburg, aged 65; hodman.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,860 records for Moorman 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).

Australia39 records

39 records of the Moorman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Moorman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Herald, aged 27; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George E. Moorman

    Gentleman of Footscray, Victoria; died 1946.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Moorman

    Selected land at Beenleigh, Queensland in 1889.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 39 records for Moorman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Moorman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Moorman

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Germany, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Moorman

    Died 1971 in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, aged 82.

    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 Meryl Moorman

    Buried in 1959 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Moorman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Moorman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Charles T. Moorman

    Served in the First World War. Named in the roll of honour of For King and Country (1915).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Moorman

    South Staffordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Moorman 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 John Croote Moorman

    Born 1927 in Great Britain; died 1997 in Molac (Morbihan).

    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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