How common is the surname Waldman?

5,549 people in the United States had the surname Waldman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,640 Americans. It ranked 6,167th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Waldman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Waldman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Waldman?

Anne Waldman, American poet (1945-), followed by Ayelet Waldman.

Where is the surname Waldman most common?

Wikidata records people named Waldman in the United States.

Is the surname Waldman getting more or less common?

More common. 5,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,549 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Waldman

A German surname, carried by 5,549 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Waldman is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

Variant of Waldmann.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,549 people named Waldman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,640 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,391.

#6,167

rank among US surnames

5,549

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,878)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,162	Crone	5,555	55,580
#6,164	Olszewski	5,554	55,590
#6,165	Dancy	5,551	55,620
#6,167	Dever	5,549	55,640

Who is named Waldman

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

95% of people named Waldman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Waldmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anne Waldman
American poet (1945-)
Ayelet Waldman
America-Israel writer, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Waldman

Waldman has the Soundex code W435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W435.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Waldman come from?: Variant of Waldmann.
How common is the surname Waldman?: 5,549 people in the United States had the surname Waldman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,640 Americans. It ranked 6,167th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Waldman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Waldman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Waldman?: Anne Waldman, American poet (1945-), followed by Ayelet Waldman.
Where is the surname Waldman most common?: Wikidata records people named Waldman in the United States.
Is the surname Waldman getting more or less common?: More common. 5,391 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,549 in 2010, up 2.9%.