The Overman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,396 people carried this name — #6,326 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 5,256 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

32 families named Overman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 177 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 30
Pennsylvania 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 256 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Overman in American newspapers,
1897–1915.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Overman
Fergus County Democrat 1915-05-20
Newspaper page from The Progress carrying the name Overman
The Progress 1897-08-28
Newspaper page from The Progress carrying the name Overman
The Progress 1897-09-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 114,198 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Overman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

1,358 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Overman. The most, 547, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 645
Victoria 368
New South Wales 237
Western Australia 48
South Australia 41
Tasmania 14
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Overman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lodewijk Overman
    Lodewijk Overman 1834–1908 · predikant
  • Albert H. Overman
    Albert H. Overman 1850–1930 · businessperson
  • Lee Slater Overman
    Lee Slater Overman 1854–1930 · lawyer
  • Margaret Overman
    Margaret Overman 1880–1964
  • Lynne Overman
    Lynne Overman 1887–1943 · actor
  • Henry Overman d. 1891

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 Overman,
in the records of 4 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 States319 records

319 records of the Overman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 200
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 77
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William J. Overman

    Born 1925 in Iowa. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; farmer from Murray County, Minnesota. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Chandler Memorial Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 William Rudolph Overman

    Born 1931; from Dallas, Texas. U.S. Navy, seaman; declared dead 1952 in Korea.

    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 Heinr Overman

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1867 aboard the Humboldt from Bremen, aged 39; farmer. From Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 319 records for Overman 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, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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); 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).

Netherlands2,313 records

2,313 records of the Overman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,173
  • Dutch population registers 917
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 223
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christiaan Overman

    Married in 1833 in Arnhem; tailor. Died 1894 in Arnhem, aged 87.

    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 Geertje Overman

    Married in 1823 in Spanbroek; maidservant. Died 1823 in Spanbroek, aged 32.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Basilius Arnoldus Overman

    Married in 1849 in Colijnsplaat; minister. Died 1885 in Voorburg, aged 61.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,313 records for Overman 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).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Overman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  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 Thomas Overman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Blenheim, sailing from Woolwich in 1837.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 John Overman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Windsor, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Arthur James Overman

    Gentleman of Hawthorn, Victoria; died 1973.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Overman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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); 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).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Overman name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Juho Efferi Överman

    Born 1915 in Himanka; farmer. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Himanka.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: 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).

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