Last Name GETMAN

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Meaning The same as 'Ketman,' from 'kette,' a chain, and 'mann' - a chain-man, one who used or carried a chain; a surveyor; a maker of chains.
Name GETMAN is a Latin spelling of its Cyrillic origin 'ГЕТЬМАН'. Below are some other possible Latin spellings of the Cyrillic version of this name.
'GETMAN'
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Name GETMAN is a Latin spelling of its Cyrillic origin 'ГЕТМАН'. Below are some other possible Latin spellings of the Cyrillic version of this name.
'GETMAN'
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Origin German, Jewish, Ukrainian, Belarusian

Rank 17,582 (2000 US census) 20,237 (1990 US census)
Count 1,474 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.07%, or 1416 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.95%, or 14 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.02%, or 15 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.09%, or 16 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

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Census 2000: how many distinct surnames are there?

 Even after applying various edits and acceptance criteria to the names, there are a sizable number of unique names in the population. Over 6 million last names were identified. Many of these names were either unique (occurred once)...

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