The Waltman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,822 people carried this name — #6,956 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,300 people counted. That is up 15% from 4,202 in 2000.

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In print

Waltman in American newspapers,
1886–1924.

Newspaper page from The Caldwell Tribune carrying the name Waltman
The Caldwell Tribune 1924-07-11
Newspaper page from The Caldwell Tribune carrying the name Waltman
The Caldwell Tribune 1924-03-11
Newspaper page from The Columbian carrying the name Waltman
The Columbian 1886-05-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,748 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Waltman in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.

51 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Waltman. The most, 9, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 17
South Australia 12
New South Wales 8
Victoria 7
ACT (Canberra) 3
Tasmania 2
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Waltman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kjell Waltman
    Kjell Waltman 1758–1799 · actor
  • Mary Catherine Waltman d. 1913

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Waltman,
in the records of 3 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 States300 records

300 records of the Waltman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 144
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 52
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard A. Waltman

    Born 1947; from Jackson, Mississippi. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles H. Waltman

    Born 1921 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; shoe factory worker from Adams County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at New Oxford Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Heinrich Waltman

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the City of Chicago from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; clerk. From Hamburg, Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 300 records for Waltman 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) · 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. 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: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands1,347 records

1,347 records of the Waltman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 791
  • Dutch population registers 482
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 74
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Waltman

    Married in 1879 in Hazerswoude; domestic servant. Died 1930 in Hazerswoude, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Alphen aan den Rijn (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Nicolaas Waltman

    Married in 1827 in Heerlen; farmer. Died 1874 in Heerlen, aged 85.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cornelia Adriana Christiana Waltman

    Born 1883 in Boxtel. Died 1884 in Boxtel.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,347 records for Waltman 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).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Waltman name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Clarence G. Waltman

    Died 1923; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Waltman in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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