# Colman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/colman/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,916 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,435 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 78,842 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.8% (4,028 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Irish saints' name Colmán, diminutive of Colm, from Latin columba (“dove”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Colman 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) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Colman in the United Kingdom, the United States and Argentina.

## People named Colman

- Olivia Colman, British actress
- Ronald Colman, British actor (1891–1958)
- Samuel Colman, American artist and writer (1832-1920)
- Gustavo Colman, Argentine footballer
- Booth Colman, American actor

## Similar surnames

Coleman, Collman, Colmenares, Colmenero, Clements, Clemons, Clement, Clemens, 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.