# Coleman (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Colman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 219,070 |
| US rank (2010) | 107 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,409 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (208,624 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkoʊlmən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Coleman 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) | 49% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Coleman in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Coleman

- Gary Coleman, American actor (1968–2010)
- Ornette Coleman, American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)
- Bessie Coleman, American aviator (1892–1926)
- Ronnie Coleman, American IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Jenna Coleman, British actress
- Catherine Coleman, American astronaut, chemist, United States Air Force officer
- Dabney Coleman, American actor (1932–2024)
- Chad Coleman, American actor
- Jack Coleman, American actor and screenwriter
- Monique Coleman, American actress
- Christian Coleman, American sprinter
- Norm Coleman, American politician

and 49 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Colman, Collman, Clemons, Clement, Clemens, Colmenares, Colmenero, Clements, Clemente, Clemmons, Cloninger, Callanan.

## 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.