Shelman

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Schellmann.

Proper noun

Shelman (plural Shelmans)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shelman is the 35582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Shelman is most common among White (81.49%) and Black/African American (15.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shelman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Helmans, Lehmans