Explore the Family Name Puhlman

The meaning of Puhlman

Americanized form of German Puhlmann: variant of Puhl.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Puhlman in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Puhlman had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 106,477th most common in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 107,669th place, marking a 1.12% drop in ranking. Nevertheless, the actual count of people with the surname Puhlman increased by 6.45% over the decade, from 155 to 165. Despite this increase, the proportion of individuals bearing the surname Puhlman per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.06.

20002010Change
Rank#106,477#107,669-1.12%
Count1551656.45%
Proportion per 100k0.060.060%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Puhlman

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Puhlman identified as White. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. However, the percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased slightly from 98.71% in 2000 to 95.76% in 2010. No data is available for those identifying with two or more races.

20002010Change
White98.71%95.76%-2.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%