Coleman

Where Coleman comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Coleman.

  • 2 syllables
Coleman through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #526 among boys, with 12 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1903
    Peak, #360
    28 babies named Coleman, its best rank.
  3. 1904
    Coleman Hawkins born
    American jazz saxophonist
  4. 1986
    Coleman Scott born
    Olympic wrestler
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Coleman Hawkins · American jazz saxophonist, 1904–1969
  • Coleman Scott · Olympic wrestler, born 1986
  • Coleman Francis · American film director and actor, 1919–1973
  • Coleman Barks · American poet, 1937–2026
  • Coleman Young · American politician, 1918–1997

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.