The Perlman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,653 people carried this name — #8,962 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,669).

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 37 people named Perlman live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 27
City of Buenos Aires 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

57 people named Perlman is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 57

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).

In print

Perlman in American newspapers,
1917–1927.

Newspaper page from Plentywood Herald carrying the name Perlman
Plentywood Herald 1927-11-11
Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name Perlman
The Kevin Review 1927-11-10
Newspaper page from New Britain Herald carrying the name Perlman
New Britain Herald 1917-06-15

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

In print

Perlman in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1990s.

721 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Perlman. The most, 170, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 350
New South Wales 296
South Australia 24
Queensland 22
Western Australia 20
ACT (Canberra) 5
Tasmania 4

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

Who carried it

People named Perlman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nathan D. Perlman
    Nathan D. Perlman 1887–1952 · judge
  • Philip Perlman
    Philip Perlman 1890–1960 · lawyer
  • Jacques Morris Perlman 1878–1947 · entrepreneur
  • Selig Perlman 1888–1959 · historian
  • Hadassah Kalvari 1891–1945 · activist
  • Henry Harris Perlman 1895–1993 · 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 Perlman,
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 States1,743 records

1,743 records of the Perlman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,070
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 259
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 257
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 68
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 58
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 29
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Paul J. Perlman

    Born 1921 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; surveyor from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, 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 passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hani Perlman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Frankfurt from Bremen, aged 24; seamstress. From Orkuta, Hungary; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Heine Perlman

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1980; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,743 records for Perlman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands21 records

21 records of the Perlman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 17
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henry Perlman

    Married in 1937 in 's-Gravenhage; "effectenhandelaar".

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Max Perlman

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Stephanie Perlman

    Married in 1930 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Perlman 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France7 records

7 records of the Perlman 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 Rudolf Perlman

    Born 1948 in Czechoslovakia; died 1998 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mina Fanny Perlman

    Born 1923 in Paris; died 1997 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Raoul Bernard Perlman

    Born 1906 in Paris; died 1991 in Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Perlman in France.

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).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Perlman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarnia Perlman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1892 aboard the Karlsruhe, bound for Bremen, aged 31.

    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 Elsa Perlman

    Of Prahran, Victoria; died 1954.

    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 Jacob Perlman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1892 aboard the Karlsruhe, bound for Bremen, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Perlman 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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