How common is the surname Erdman?

6,558 people in the United States had the surname Erdman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,079 Americans. It ranked 5,311th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Erdman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Erdman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Erdman?

Richard Erdman, American actor, film director (1925–2019), followed by Jean Erdman.

Where is the surname Erdman most common?

Wikidata records people named Erdman in the United States.

Is the surname Erdman getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,558 in 2010, down 1.0%.

The surname Erdman

A surname, carried by 6,558 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Erdman is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,558 people named Erdman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,079 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,624.

#5,311

rank among US surnames

6,558

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1%

change since 2000 (was #4,868)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,302	Lowell	6,569	47,000
#5,303	Copley	6,568	47,008
#5,304	Hazelwood	6,567	47,015
#5,305	Rawlins	6,566	47,022
#5,306	Cobbs	6,565	47,029
#5,308	Karl	6,564	47,036
#5,309	Beaudoin	6,562	47,051

Who is named Erdman

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

96% of people named Erdman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Erdmans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Erdman
American actor, film director (1925–2019)
Jean Erdman
American dancer and choreographer (1916-2020)
Paul Erdman
American writer (1932-2007)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Erdman

Erdmann

Erdman has the Soundex code E635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E635.

Questions

How common is the surname Erdman?: 6,558 people in the United States had the surname Erdman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,079 Americans. It ranked 5,311th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Erdman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Erdman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Erdman?: Richard Erdman, American actor, film director (1925–2019), followed by Jean Erdman.
Where is the surname Erdman most common?: Wikidata records people named Erdman in the United States.
Is the surname Erdman getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,624 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,558 in 2010, down 1.0%.