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Early Origins of the Waldman family

The surname Waldman was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Waldman family

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Waldman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Feldman, Feldmann, Felden, Veldeman, Veldman, Feldmann, Felldmann, Felldman, Fehldmann, Fehldman, Feldtmann, Feltman, Feltmann, Feldtman, Veldmann, Veldman, Velldmann, Velldman, Vehldman, Veltman and many more.

Early Notables of the Waldman family

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Waldman Ranking

In the United States, the name Waldman is the 7,054th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Waldman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Waldman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Balzar Waldman, who immigrated to America in 1709
  • Conrad Waldman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Waldman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John B. Waldman, who settled in Mississippi in 1820
  • Wilhelm Waldman, aged 31, who arrived in St Louis, Missouri in 1840 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Waldman (post 1700) +

  • Myron Waldman (1908-2006), American animator
  • Ayelet Waldman (b. 1964), American author
  • Anne Waldman (b. 1945), American poet
  • Bernard Waldman (b. 1913), prominent American physicist and professor
  • Louis Waldman (1892-1982), American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 14th District, 1922; Candidate for New York State Attorney General, 1924; Candidate for Governor of New York, 1928, 1930, 1932 3
  • Hyman Waldman, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly, 1923, 1937, 1938, 1939; American Labor Candidate for New York State Senate 9th District, 1943 3
  • Edward H. Waldman, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972 3
  • Ben Waldman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000 3
  • Ben Waldman, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1992, 1994 3
  • Bella Waldman, American politician, Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1935 3
  • ... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

SS Caribou
  • Mr. Jacob Waldman, American passenger who was US Navy was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking


  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, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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