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Early Origins of the Schulman family

The surname Schulman 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 Schulman family

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Schulman Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Schulman family

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Schulman Ranking

In the United States, the name Schulman is the 6,579th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Schulman family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Abraham Shulman settled in Mississippi in 1896; Bern Casper Schulmann arrived in America with wife and child in 1847.


Contemporary Notables of the name Schulman (post 1700) +

  • Arnold Schulman (1925-2023), American playwright, screenwriter, producer, songwriter and novelist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who was long associated with the American Theatre Wing and the Actors Studio
  • Joseph Neil Schulman (1953-2019), American two-time Prometheus Award winning novelist, best known for Alongside Night (1979) and The Rainbow Cadenza (1983)
  • Leonard Schulman, American Professor of Computer Science in the Computing and Mathematical Sciences Department at the California Institute of Technology
  • Daniel H. "Dan" Schulman (b. 1958), American business executive, President of PayPal and Chairman of Symantec
  • Joseph D. "Daniel" Schulman (b. 1941), American physician, medical researcher, and biomedical entrepreneur in the fields of genetics diseases and human reproduction
  • Sarah Schulman (b. 1958), American novelist, historian and playwright
  • Frank Schulman (1927-2006), American Unitarian Universalist minister, theologian, and author
  • Morton Schulman, Canadian self-made financier and millionaire


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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