The Weidman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,350 people carried this name — #7,629 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,325 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

46 people named Weidman is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 46

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

Weidman in American newspapers,
1915–1922.

Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Weidman
Baraboo Weekly News 1922-10-05
Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Weidman
Baraboo Weekly News 1922-08-03
Newspaper page from Baraboo Weekly News carrying the name Weidman
Baraboo Weekly News 1915-03-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,626 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Weidman in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

499 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weidman. The most, 109, 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 Queensland, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 234
New South Wales 220
Victoria 21
South Australia 12
Western Australia 8
Tasmania 2
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Weidman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Stump Weidman
    Stump Weidman 1861–1905 · baseball player
  • Charles Weidman
    Charles Weidman 1901–1975 · choreographer
  • Lars Weidenhielm 1656–1709 · military personnel
  • Thure Weidman 1744–1828 · presbyter
  • Lars Magnus Lagerheim 1786–1858 · military personnel
  • Thomas Weidman 1838–1921 · politician

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 Weidman,
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 States575 records

575 records of the Weidman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 189
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 172
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 94
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 54
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 37
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leroy B. Weidman

    Born 1914 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1944 at Harrisburg; stock clerk from Lancaster County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Josef Weidman

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the Aurania from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 40; laborer. From Berlin, Germany; bound for New York.

    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 Dennis Lee Weidman

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1948, died 1989; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

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

Showing 3 of 575 records for Weidman 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) · 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands33 records

33 records of the Weidman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 11
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 11
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 11
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jakob Weidman

    Married in 1837 in 's-Hertogenbosch; born 1799 in Embrach, Switzerland. Died 1847 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Peter Wilhelmus Weidman

    In the population register of Maastricht; smith, born 1835 in Aken.

    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 Catharina Hubertina Weidman

    Died 1933 in Kerkrade, aged 62.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Kerkrade (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Weidman 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Weidman name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leona Weidman

    Buried in 2000 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 67.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record David Weidman

    Died 1910; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Kevin Weidman

    Died 1958 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Weidman in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Weidman 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 P. A. Weidman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the San Francisco, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Weidman in Australia.

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).

France3 records

3 records of the Weidman 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 Andre Paul Weidman

    Born 1904 in Paris; died 1977 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or).

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

    Born 1910 in Paris; died 1999 in Castelnau-Montratier (Lot).

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

    Born 1928 in Dijon; died 1982 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or).

    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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