The Zuckerman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,731 people carried this name — #8,789 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,730).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Zuckerman surname

From German Zuckermann Literally, “sugar man” (i.e. confectioner).

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

In print

Zuckerman in American newspapers,
1908–1924.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Zuckerman
The Salt Lake Herald 1908-06-07
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Zuckerman
The Montgomery Advertiser 1924-05-01
Newspaper page from The Detroit Times carrying the name Zuckerman
The Detroit Times 1915-03-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,296 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Zuckerman in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1990s.

114 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Zuckerman. The most, 21, 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 Victoria, at 3.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 58
New South Wales 48
ACT (Canberra) 4
South Australia 2
Tasmania 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Zuckerman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Shmuel Zuckerman
    Shmuel Zuckerman 1856–1929 · printer
  • Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman
    Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman 1904–1993 · politician
  • Eliezer Zuckerman 1852–1887 · author
  • Vladimir Tsukerman 1891–1937 · diplomat
  • Deborah Weiger 1900–1940
  • Aaron Zuckerman 1901– · songwriter

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 Zuckerman,
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 States1,701 records

1,701 records of the Zuckerman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,131
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 243
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 217
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 62
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 19
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Raymond Zuckerman

    Born 1918 in Missouri. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; garment worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Schulem Zuckerman

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Main from Bremen, aged 18; laborer. From Tulczyn, Russia; bound for St. Louis.

    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 Stanley Zuckerman

    U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. Born 1897, died 1949; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

Showing 3 of 1,701 records for Zuckerman 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). 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).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Zuckerman 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 Moses Zuckerman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Habsburg, aged 1.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Sarah Zuckerman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Habsburg, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Nathan Zuckerman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Habsburg, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Zuckerman 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).

France5 records

5 records of the Zuckerman 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 Edith Zuckerman

    Born 1923 in Paris; died 1984 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 Frederique Zuckerman

    Born 1900 in Poland; died 1942 in Poland.

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

    Born 1918 in Egypt; died 2000 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Zuckerman 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).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Zuckerman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ernst Zuckerman

    Died 1933 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 27; furniture maker.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Zuckerman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Zuckerman name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Hyman Zuckerman

    Died 1916; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. 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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