Find out how popular the last name Kohlman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kohlman.

Kohlman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kohlman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kohlman in America

Kohlman is the 22000th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kohlman surname appeared 1,179 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kohlman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kohlman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kohlman

The surname Kohlman is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German words "kole" meaning coal, and "man" meaning man or person. It likely originated in the 13th or 14th century as an occupational surname for someone who worked as a coal miner or dealer.

The earliest known record of the name Kohlman dates back to 1295 in the town of Cologne, Germany, where a man named Heinrich Kohlman was listed as a resident. The name also appeared in various other German regions during the Middle Ages, such as Bavaria and Saxony.

One notable early bearer of the Kohlman name was Johann Kohlman, a German printer and publisher who lived in the early 16th century. He is credited with publishing some of the earliest works of the Protestant Reformation, including writings by Martin Luther.

In the 17th century, the Kohlman surname spread to other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and France. In the Netherlands, a variant spelling "Kohlmann" emerged, as seen in the case of Jacob Kohlmann, a Dutch artist and engraver born in 1632.

As the name spread across Europe, it also took on various localized spellings and variations, such as Kohlmann, Kolman, and Kolmann. One notable bearer of the Kolmann name was Johann Nepomuk Kolmann, an Austrian composer and organist who lived from 1732 to 1808.

In the 19th century, many German immigrants bearing the Kohlman surname settled in the United States, particularly in the Midwest and Northeast regions. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America was Johann Kohlman, a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1820s.

Other notable individuals with the Kohlman surname throughout history include:

1. Friedrich Kohlman (1834-1884), a German-American architect known for designing several prominent buildings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2. Heinrich Kohlman (1856-1936), a German-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Kohlman Distillery in Milwaukee.
3. Gertrude Kohlman (1891-1975), an American educator and author who wrote several books on teaching methods and child development.
4. Franz Kohlman (1904-1992), an Austrian-American artist known for his paintings and murals depicting scenes from American history.
5. Ingrid Kohlman (1936-2018), a German-American actress and model who appeared in numerous films and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kohlman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kohlman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kohlman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kohlman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kohlman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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