How common is the surname Adelman?

4,131 people in the United States had the surname Adelman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,739 Americans. It ranked 8,006th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Adelman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Adelman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Adelman?

Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach (1946–2026), followed by Irma Adelman.

Where is the surname Adelman most common?

Wikidata records people named Adelman in the United States.

Is the surname Adelman getting more or less common?

More common. 4,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,131 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Adelman

A German surname, carried by 4,131 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A345

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Adelman is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

A surname from German of Jewish (Ashkenazic) ancestry.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,131 people named Adelman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,739 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,060.

#8,006

rank among US surnames

4,131

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,556)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,002	Derose	4,135	74,666
#8,003	Karns	4,133	74,703
#8,005	Arcos	4,132	74,721
#8,006	Adelman	4,131	74,739
#8,010	Yousif	4,130	74,757
#8,013	Seeger	4,129	74,775

Who is named Adelman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Adelman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Adelmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rick Adelman
American basketball player and coach (1946–2026)
Irma Adelman
American economist (1930-2017)

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Adelman come from?: Adelman is German in origin.
How common is the surname Adelman?: 4,131 people in the United States had the surname Adelman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,739 Americans. It ranked 8,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Adelman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Adelman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Adelman?: Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach (1946–2026), followed by Irma Adelman.
Where is the surname Adelman most common?: Wikidata records people named Adelman in the United States.
Is the surname Adelman getting more or less common?: More common. 4,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,131 in 2010, up 1.7%.