The Shuman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,043 people carried this name — #3,937 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 8,730 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

31 families named Shuman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 162 people lived in those households, 5.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. 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

Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 5
North Carolina 4
Maine 2
Virginia 2
Connecticut 1
South Carolina 1

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. 261 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Shuman in American newspapers,
1890–1909.

Newspaper page from St. Johnsbury Caledonian carrying the name Shuman
St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1895-03-08
Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard carrying the name Shuman
The Ogden Standard 1909-04-24
Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Shuman
The Telegraph-courier 1890-05-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,890 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Shuman in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

320 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Shuman. The most, 134, date from the 1910s. 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 Western Australia, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 87
Victoria 62
Queensland 45
Western Australia 45
South Australia 32
Tasmania 10
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Shuman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrew Shuman
    Andrew Shuman 1830–1890 · politician
  • Abraham Shuman 1839–1918
  • Frank Shuman 1862–1918 · engineer
  • Bessie Shuman 1870–1924
  • Theresa Shuman 1872–1965
  • Buddy Shuman 1915–1955 · engineer

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 Shuman,
in the records of 6 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 States732 records

732 records of the Shuman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 380
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 137
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 101
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 66
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William R. Shuman

    Born 1910 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; auto mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia.

    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 Michael Bernard Shuman

    Born 1946; from Stoughton, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, aircraft maintenance apprentice; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, 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 Magda Shuman

    Arrived at New York in 1847 aboard the Margaret Evans from London, aged 29; farmer. From Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 732 records for Shuman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Shuman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fredk Shuman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Great Britain, aged 30; English.

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

    Selected land at Gympie, Queensland in 1894.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Shuman 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: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Shuman name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Shuman

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the N. American, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. 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 Orville Grant Shuman

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Shuman 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 H. Shuman

    Welsh Regiment. 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 O. G. Shuman

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

    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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Shuman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Mathilda Shuman

    Died 1964 in Velden, aged 35.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Margaretha Shuman

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1830 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Shuman 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 Arlette Marguerite Shuman

    Born 1921 in Bordeaux (Gironde); died 2000 in Angers (Maine-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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