# Overman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/overman/  
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) | 5,396 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,326 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 57,217 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (5,256 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈoʊvɚmən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Overman 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Overman in the United States.

## People named Overman

- Lynne Overman, American actor (1887-1943)
- Ion Overman, American actress
- Lee Slater Overman, American politician (1854-1930)

## Similar surnames

Opperman, Overmyer, Oberman, O'Brien, O'Bryan, Obryant, O'Brian, Obermeyer, Obriant, Obyrne, O'Beirne.

## 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.