The Weissman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,627 people carried this name — #7,215 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,401 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Weissman surname

Variant of Weissmann.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Weissman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the Nordic population registers

41 people named Weissman is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 41

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Weissman in American newspapers,
1880–1908.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Weissman
The Telegraph-courier 1901-11-07
Newspaper page from The Star And Newark Advertiser carrying the name Weissman
The Star And Newark Advertiser 1908-10-10
Newspaper page from The Forest Republican carrying the name Weissman
The Forest Republican 1880-09-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,158 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Weissman in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

278 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weissman. The most, 98, date from the 1940s. 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 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 189
Victoria 40
Queensland 29
South Australia 13
Western Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Weissman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hertta Weissman
    Hertta Weissman 1891–1969 · opera singer
  • Samuel Isaac Weissman
    Samuel Isaac Weissman 1912–2007 · chemist
  • Hermine Louise Weissman 1831–1905
  • Adam Weissman 1901– · television director
  • George Wyle 1916–2003 · composer
  • Norman Weissman 1925–2021 · writer

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 Weissman,
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 States1,997 records

1,997 records of the Weissman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,233
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 351
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 288
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 65
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 26
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter Weissman

    Born 1909 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; shipping clerk from Bronx County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Schimon Weissman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Belgravia from Cuxhaven, aged 25; lace maker. From Alita, Russia; 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 Herman Weissman

    Born 1930; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, radio repairman; killed in action 1950 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 1,997 records for Weissman in the United States.

Counts: 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, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands154 records

154 records of the Weissman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 120
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 34
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Jacob Weissman

    Married in 1884 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1936 in Haarlem, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gerrit Weissman

    Married in 1913 in Amsterdam; workman. Died 1949 in Utrecht, aged 69.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bernard Johannes Weissman

    Died 1929 in Delft; born in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 154 records for Weissman 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).

Finland3 records

3 records of the Weissman name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1914–1922
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Frans Wiktor Weissman

    Born 1889 in Kymi; sawmill worker. Died in 1918 in Savitaipale, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Karl Woldemar Weissman

    Born 1897 in Kymi; metalworker. Died in 1918 in Hausjärvi, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Ananias Karoliinanpoika Weissman

    Born 1865; general labourer. Died in 1918 in Närpiö, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Weissman 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 Emmanuel Josef Weissman

    Born 1919 in Romania; died 1990 in Paris.

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

    Born 1915 in Romania; died 1999 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines).

    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).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Weissman 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 Simon Weissman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1902 aboard the Medic, aged 31.

    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).

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