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

Tashman, 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 Tashman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tashman in America

Tashman is the 58481st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tashman surname appeared 347 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 Tashman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tashman 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 Tashman

The surname Tashman has its origins in the Middle East, specifically in regions that are now part of modern-day Turkey and Iran. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 10th or 11th century CE. The name is derived from the Persian word "tash," which means "stone" or "rock," suggesting that it may have originally referred to someone who worked with stone or lived in a rocky area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tashman can be found in a collection of Persian manuscripts dating back to the 12th century. These manuscripts contain references to individuals with variations of the name, such as "Tashmani" and "Tashmanid." This indicates that the name had already established itself as a surname by that time.

In the 13th century, the name Tashman appeared in several historical records from the Seljuk Empire, which ruled over parts of modern-day Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia. These records mention individuals with the surname Tashman who held various positions within the imperial administration or military. One notable example is Amir Tashman, a high-ranking military commander who served under the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan in the late 11th century.

As the centuries passed, the name Tashman spread to other regions of the Middle East and beyond. In the 16th century, there are records of individuals with this surname living in Ottoman-controlled territories, including present-day Turkey and parts of the Balkans. One such individual was Ibrahim Tashman, a prominent Ottoman scholar and poet who lived in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566).

In the 19th century, the name Tashman began to appear in Western Europe, likely due to migration and diaspora communities from the Middle East. One notable figure from this period was Joseph Tashman (1827-1901), a Russian-born painter and art teacher who spent most of his career in France and the United Kingdom.

Another significant individual with the surname Tashman was Lilian Tashman (1896-1934), an American actress and socialite who rose to fame during the silent film era of the 1920s and early 1930s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to a family of Middle Eastern descent, she appeared in numerous popular movies of the time, including "Camille" (1927) and "The Cat and the Canary" (1927).

In more recent history, the name Tashman has been associated with various fields, including academia, business, and the arts. For example, Leonard Tashman (1928-2016) was an American economist and professor at the University of Southern California, while Michael Tashman (born 1953) is a British businessman and entrepreneur who founded the fitness equipment company Tashman Home Fitness.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tashman

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

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 Tashman 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 Tashman 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 Tashman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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