How common is the surname Schulman?

4,689 people in the United States had the surname Schulman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,845 Americans. It ranked 7,132nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Schulman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schulman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Schulman?

Sarah Schulman, American writer (born 1958), followed by Nev Schulman.

Where is the surname Schulman most common?

Wikidata records people named Schulman in the United States.

Is the surname Schulman getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,689 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Schulman

A surname, carried by 4,689 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Schulman is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,689 people named Schulman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,845 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,778.

#7,132

rank among US surnames

4,689

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,545)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,128	Newson	4,693	65,789
#7,129	Holst	4,691	65,817
#7,130	Hunnicutt	4,690	65,831
#7,132	Schulman	4,689	65,845

Who is named Schulman

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

96% of people named Schulman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Schulmans

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Schulman
American writer (born 1958)
Nev Schulman
American television host, producer and photographer, born 1984
Ariel Schulman
American filmmaker, born 1981
Nick Schulman
American poker player, born 1984
Arnold Schulman
American actor, writer and producer, 1925–2023
Emily Schulman
American actress, born 1977
Dan Schulman
American businessperson, chief executive of Verizon and former president and CEO of PayPal, born 1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Schulman

Schulman has the Soundex code S455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S455.

Questions

How common is the surname Schulman?: 4,689 people in the United States had the surname Schulman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,845 Americans. It ranked 7,132nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Schulman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Schulman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Schulman?: Sarah Schulman, American writer (born 1958), followed by Nev Schulman.
Where is the surname Schulman most common?: Wikidata records people named Schulman in the United States.
Is the surname Schulman getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,778 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,689 in 2010, down 1.9%.