Shelman
English
Etymology
Americanized spelling of German Schellmann.
Proper noun
Shelman (plural Shelmans)
- A surname, from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shelman is the 35582nd 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, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN