The Schulman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,689 people carried this name — #7,132 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,778 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 131 people named Schulman 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 City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 55
Buenos Aires Province 34
Santa Fe 18
Chaco 13
Córdoba 11

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

In the Nordic population registers

135 people named Schulman are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 101
Sweden (2022) 34

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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Schulman in American newspapers,
1910–1917.

Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Schulman
The Spokane Press 1910-12-15
Newspaper page from The Spokane Press carrying the name Schulman
The Spokane Press 1910-12-15
Newspaper page from The Thermopolis Independent carrying the name Schulman
The Thermopolis Independent 1917-02-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,662 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Schulman in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1970s.

185 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Schulman. The most, 91, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 130
Western Australia 18
Victoria 14
South Australia 10
Queensland 6
ACT (Canberra) 4
Tasmania 3

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

Who carried it

People named Schulman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kalman Schulman
    Kalman Schulman 1819–1899 · writer
  • Allan Schulman
    Allan Schulman 1863–1937 · architect
  • Henrik Schulman, Lord of Tumala and Roobaka d. 1613
  • Colonel Otto Schulman, 1.Lord of Lydershagen, Elmenhorst, Tumala and Roobaka 1601–1647 · military personnel
  • Karl Leonard Schulman 1818–1880 · military officer
  • Karl Leonard Schulman 1818–1880 · military officer

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 Schulman,
in the records of 7 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 States2,104 records

2,104 records of the Schulman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,142
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 355
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 336
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 145
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 93
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 32
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Sam Schulman

    Born 1908 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Jamaica; stenographer from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1969, 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 Helena Schulman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Bremen from Cherbourg, aged 19; tailor. From Rypin, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Sheldon Boris Schulman

    Born 1943; from Skokie, Illinois. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; killed in action 1967 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,104 records for Schulman 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) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands108 records

108 records of the Schulman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 65
  • Dutch population registers 43
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henriette Schulman

    Married in 1874 in Hilversum. Died 1914 in Hilversum, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mozes Schulman

    Died 1918 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 55; diamond dealer.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Israel David Schulman

    In the population register of Hildesheim; shopkeeper, born 1789 in Hildesheim.

    Open Archives, Archief Eemland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 108 records for Schulman 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France6 records

6 records of the Schulman 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 Eileen Raye Schulman

    Born 1932 in the United States; died 2001 in Fleurance (Gers).

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

    Born 1920 in the United States; died 1997 in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine).

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

    Born 1917 in Paris; died 2000 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Schulman 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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Schulman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Marjorie Stuart Schulman

    Of London, Victoria; died 1969.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Jacob Schulman

    Held a land order in Queensland in 1862.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Schulman 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: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Schulman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Bertha Schulman

    Census of 1910: Korsgate, Kristiania; "tobakfabriksarbeiderske", born 1887 in Russia.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Rebekka Schulman

    Census of 1910: Korsgate, Kristiania; born 1860 in Russia.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Marie Schulman

    Census of 1910: Korsgate, Kristiania; born 1890 in Russia.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Schulman name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Karl August Schulman

    Born 1861. Died in 1918 in Pietari, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Aleksander Schulman

    Born 1890. Died in 1918, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Schulman name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Dorothy Martha Schulman

    Born 1898 in New Glasgow, Pictou, 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. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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