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Early Origins of the Shulman family

The surname Shulman was first found in Prussia and the Baltic region, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the districts. Always prominent in social affairs, the name Schulman became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.

Early History of the Shulman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shulman research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shulman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shulman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schulmann, Shulman, Shullman, Shullmann, Shulmann, Schullman, Schullmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Shulman family

Notable figures of the time with the name Shulman were

  • Shulman of Livonia

Shulman Ranking

In the United States, the name Shulman is the 12,728th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Shulman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shulman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Abraham Shulman, who arrived in Mississippi in 1896 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Shulman (post 1700) +

  • Claire Shulman (1926-2020), née Kantoff, an American politician and registered nurse from New York City, 17th Borough President of Queens (1986-2002)
  • Dennis G. Shulman (b. 1950), American clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, author, teacher, public speaker, and ordained rabbi
  • Terrence Daryl Shulman, American politician, Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1996 3
  • Rubin Shulman, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 6th District, 1932, 1933, 1934 3
  • Mordecai Shulman, American politician, Candidate for Secretary of State of Illinois, 1940 3
  • Marc Shulman, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 39th District; Elected 1998 3
  • Jacob Shulman, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1936 3
  • Harry Shulman, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1948, 1952 3
  • Frederick Shulman, American politician, Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931 3
  • Dennis Shulman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 2008 3
  • ... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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