About Colman
The surname Colman is of English and Irish origin. It is derived from the Old English personal name Cola, which means "charcoal" or "coal," combined with the word mann, meaning "man." Therefore, the surname Colman can be interpreted as "charcoal man" or "man of coal." It likely originated as an occupational name for someone who worked with or sold coal.
The surname Colman is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Colman based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Colman is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Colman in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Colman using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.