The Pittman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 55,021 people carried this name — #619 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,360 people counted. That is up 4% from 52,689 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Pittman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

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

An early record he cites: John Piteman, Buckinghamshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Pitman and Pittman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 609 · public domain.

In print

Pittman in American newspapers,
1912–1918.

Newspaper page from The Bridgeport Evening Farmer carrying the name Pittman
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer 1912-04-23
Newspaper page from The Bridgeport Evening Farmer carrying the name Pittman
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer 1912-04-23
Newspaper page from The Liberal Democrat carrying the name Pittman
The Liberal Democrat 1918-08-29

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

In print

Pittman in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

12,113 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pittman. The most, 2,784, date from the 1930s. 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 South Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,695
Victoria 2,356
South Australia 1,945
Western Australia 1,500
Queensland 1,222
Tasmania 273
ACT (Canberra) 73
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Pittman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • H. D. Pittman
    H. D. Pittman 1840–1919 · writer
  • Key Pittman
    Key Pittman 1872–1940 · lawyer
  • Josiah Pittman 1816–1886 · composer
  • Louisa Pittman 1838–
  • Thomas Merritt Pittman 1857–1932 · lawyer
  • Osmund Pittman 1874–1968 · artist

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 Pittman,
in the records of 5 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 States2,522 records

2,522 records of the Pittman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,587
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 581
  • Other U.S. records 354
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eddie R. Pittman

    Born 1908 in Alabama. Enlisted 1942 at Napier Field Dothan; clerk. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1998, buried at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker, Georgia.

    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 Robert Louis Pittman

    Born 1945; from Willow Creek, California. U.S. Army, field illumination crewman; killed in action 1968 in Chuong Thien, 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 Eliza Pittman

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Devonia from Bristol, aged 22; engineer. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,522 records for Pittman 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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).

Australia205 records

205 records of the Pittman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 115
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 35
  • Other Australian records 55
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Pittman

    Died 1907 in York St, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1907.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. 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 John Pittman

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Morley, arriving 1829; ticket of leave 1836. Native of Birmingham.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sambrook Pittman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Winchester, as an infant; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 205 records for Pittman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · 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); 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).

Canada110 records

110 records of the Pittman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 74
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 13
  • Other Canadian records 23
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Pittman

    Killed in 1955 at the Dominion No. 20 mine, Nova Scotia.

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

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Abel Pittman

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 110 records for Pittman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Pittman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lydia Pittman

    Buried in 1800 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 54.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  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. C. Pittman

    Seaforth Highlanders. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. J. Pittman

    Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 5 records for Pittman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Pittman name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Leon Boijkin Pittman

    Died 1960 in Rotterdam, aged 48.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Frederika Bernardina Pittman

    Born 1883 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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