How common is the surname Coman?

1,221 people in the United States had the surname Coman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Coman?

Katharine Coman, American economist (1857-1915), followed by Charlotte B. Coman.

Where is the surname Coman most common?

Wikidata records people named Coman in the United States.

Is the surname Coman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,170 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Coman

A surname, carried by 1,221 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coman is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,221 people named Coman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,170.

#21,413

rank among US surnames

1,221

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,945)

Who is named Coman

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

81% of people named Coman identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Comans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katharine Coman
American economist (1857-1915)
Charlotte B. Coman
American painter (1833-1924)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Coman

Cowman

Coman has the Soundex code C550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C550.

Questions

How common is the surname Coman?: 1,221 people in the United States had the surname Coman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coman?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Coman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Coman?: Katharine Coman, American economist (1857-1915), followed by Charlotte B. Coman.
Where is the surname Coman most common?: Wikidata records people named Coman in the United States.
Is the surname Coman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,170 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, up 4.4%.