The Weisman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,308 people carried this name — #7,707 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,332 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

87 people named Weisman have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 106 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

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

Where they live today

Silesian 85
Opole 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 28 people named Weisman 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 City of Buenos Aires.

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

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 28

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

In print

Weisman in American newspapers,
1895–1916.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Weisman
The Telegraph-courier 1903-03-05
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Weisman
The Milwaukee Leader 1916-11-30
Newspaper page from Saint Mary's Beacon carrying the name Weisman
Saint Mary's Beacon 1895-12-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,359 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Weisman in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1990s.

186 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weisman. The most, 34, date from the 1990s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 91
Victoria 45
Queensland 24
Western Australia 9
South Australia 8
ACT (Canberra) 6
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Weisman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dietrich Weismann 1900–1982 · violinist
  • Dietrich Weismann 1900–1982 · violinist
  • Frederick R. Weisman 1912–1994
  • Avery D. Weisman 1913– · physician
  • Ethel Greenfield 1914–2018
  • Marcia Weisman 1918–1991 · art collector

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Weisman,
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 States1,267 records

1,267 records of the Weisman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 709
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 222
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 203
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 50
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 42
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 36
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joe Weisman

    Born 1916 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Columbus, Ohio; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Ohio.

    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 Beile Weisman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Hamburg from Boulogne, aged 28; tailor. From Jagielnice, Austria; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alan N. Weisman

    Born 1945; from Roslyn Heights, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,267 records for Weisman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands153 records

153 records of the Weisman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 81
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 54
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 18
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marijtje Weisman

    Married in 1823 in Rotterdam. Died 1851 in Rotterdam, aged 54.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerrit Jan Weisman

    Born 1831 in Neede. Married in 1858 in Neede; farmer. Died 1902 in Neede, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Janna Hendrika Weisman

    Born 1858 in Noordijk. Died 1879 in Neede, aged 21.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 153 records for Weisman 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).

France5 records

5 records of the Weisman 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 Ida Jeanne Weisman

    Born 1910 in Paris; died 1985 in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine).

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

    Born 1903 in Paris; died 1990 in Paris.

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

    Born 1898 in Paris; died 1992 in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Weisman in France.

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).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Weisman name in Australia Queensland State Archives indexes
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Simon Weisman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1884 aboard the Linlithgowshire, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Simon Weisman

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1884 aboard the Linlithgowshire.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Weisman name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Leah Lena Weisman

    Born 1903 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

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

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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