The Stroman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,071 people carried this name — #8,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,772 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 30 people named Stroman 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 30

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

In the Nordic population registers

53 people named Stroman is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 53

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

Stroman in American newspapers,
1906–1921.

Newspaper page from The Robesonian carrying the name Stroman
The Robesonian 1918-12-09
Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Stroman
The West Virginia News 1921-10-15
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Stroman
The Salt Lake Tribune 1906-03-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,720 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Stroman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob Stroman 1787–1877 · plantation owner
  • John A. Stroman 1871–1933 · businessperson
  • Ben Stroman 1902–1985 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stroman,
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 States232 records

232 records of the Stroman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 118
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 63
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 21
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Odis Stroman

    Born 1924 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Dallas; farmer from Cass County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Bridges Chapel Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Texas.

    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 Hermann Stroman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Belgravia from Cuxhaven, aged 18; farmer. From Leer, Germany.

    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 Woodrow D. Stroman

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1938, died 2000; buried at Bethel Cemetery, North, South Carolina.

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

Showing 3 of 232 records for Stroman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Netherlands196 records

196 records of the Stroman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 87
  • Dutch population registers 73
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 36
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Stroman

    Married in 1854 in Monnickendam; barber. Died 1876 in Monnickendam, aged 52.

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

    Born 1834 in Veldwijk. Died 1860 in Veldwijk, aged 26.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gerhardus Stroman

    In a population register; carpenter, born 1794 in Vorden.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 196 records for Stroman 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Stroman name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. 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 Edwin Forest Stroman

    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. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Stroman name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Axel Stroman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1866 aboard the Wellesley, bound for London, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

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).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Stroman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anders Strøman

    Census of 1910: Vognmandsgate, Kristiania; ship's engineer, born 1882 in Kristiansund N.

    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).

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