# Altman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/altman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,448 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,217 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,771 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (15,916 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔːltmən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Altman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Altman in the United States.

## People named Altman

- Sam Altman, American entrepreneur and investor (born 1985)
- Robert Altman, American filmmaker (1925–2006)
- Scott Altman, American astronaut, aviator and test pilot
- Bruce Altman, American actor
- Benjamin Altman, art collector and founder B. Altman & Co. (1840-1913)
- Jeff Altman, American actor
- Joseph Altman, American biologist (1925-2016)
- Edward Altman, American academic and corporate finance theorist

## Similar surnames

Aultman, Altmann, Altamirano, Aldana, Alton, Altomare, Alden, Aldama, Aldinger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.