The Waldmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 655 people carried this name — #34,539 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 636 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Waldmann surname
Borrowed from German Waldmann, occupational surname for a gamekeeper.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Waldmann» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
263 people named Waldmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 178 people named Waldmann.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 58 people named Waldmann 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
44 people named Waldmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
55 people named Waldmann is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Waldmann.
- Walch 1,986 · U.S. census
- Walck 1,178 · U.S. census
- Walcker 207 · U.S. census
- Walczak 3,437 · U.S. census
- Wald 4,057 · U.S. census
- Walder 1,380 · U.S. census
- Waldner 2,238 · U.S. census
- Waldvogel 1,101 · U.S. census
- Waligora 472 · U.S. census
- Walker 523,129 · U.S. census
- Walkowiak 1,099 · U.S. census
- Wall 53,794 · U.S. census
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