The Pearlman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,009 people carried this name — #10,638 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 98,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,025 in 2000.

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In print

Pearlman in American newspapers,
1911–1919.

Newspaper page from The Jones County News carrying the name Pearlman
The Jones County News 1915-02-11
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Pearlman
Evening Times-republican 1919-09-08
Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Pearlman
The Sun 1911-10-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,330 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pearlman in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1990s.

1,344 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pearlman. The most, 255, date from the 1940s. 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 Victoria, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 558
Victoria 463
ACT (Canberra) 233
Western Australia 34
South Australia 33
Queensland 13
Northern Territory 2
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Pearlman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Moshe Pearlman
    Moshe Pearlman 1911–1986 · writer
  • Isadore Perlman
    Isadore Perlman 1915–1991 · university teacher
  • Henry Pearlman 1895–1974 · art collector
  • Red Pearlman 1898–1985 · American football player
  • Rose Pearlman 1901–1994 · art collector
  • Maurice D. Pearlman 1915–1985 · physician

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 Pearlman,
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 States1,055 records

1,055 records of the Pearlman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 608
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 217
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 168
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 44
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 18
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Max I. Pearlman

    Born 1901 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; driver from Bronx County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ellry Bruce Pearlman

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1943, died 1971; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Esther Pearlman

    Born 1868 in Russia. Registered as a foreign national in Englewood, New Jersey, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,055 records for Pearlman in the United States.

Counts: 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Pearlman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Pearlman

    Doctor of Glenelg, South Australia; died 1957.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ette Reisa Pearlman

    Died 1983; buried at Woden Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index Cyril Solomon Pearlman

    Died 1992; obituary published in Western Australia.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Pearlman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Pearlman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Norma Pearlman

    Died 1989, aged 84; 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 Rose Pearlman

    Died 1916 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

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

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. 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).

United Kingdom2 records

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

    Pioneer, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (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 S. Pearlman

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

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (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).

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